Hosea 4:9
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9 And it shall be like people, like priest;
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.(A)
Jeremiah 5:31
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31 the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule as the prophets direct;[a]
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?(A)
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- 5.31 Or rule by their own authority
Isaiah 24:2
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2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the male slave, so with his master;
as with the female slave, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.(A)
Matthew 15:14
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14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.[a] And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”(A)
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- 15.14 Other ancient authorities lack of the blind
Zechariah 1:6
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6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, ‘The Lord of hosts has dealt with us according to our ways and deeds, just as he planned to do.’ ”(A)
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Hosea 9:9
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9 They have deeply corrupted themselves
as in the days of Gibeah;
he will remember their iniquity;
he will punish their sins.(A)
Hosea 8:13
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13 Though they offer choice sacrifices,[a]
though they eat flesh,
the Lord does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.(A)
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- 8.13 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Hosea 1:4
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4 And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel,[a] for in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.(A)
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- 1.4 That is, God sows
Ezekiel 22:26-31
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26 Its priests have done violence to my teaching and have profaned my holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they taught the difference between the unclean and the clean, and they have disregarded my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.(A) 27 Its officials within it are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.(B) 28 Its prophets have smeared whitewash on their behalf, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, “Thus says the Lord God,” when the Lord has not spoken.(C) 29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy and have extorted from the alien without justice.(D) 30 And I sought for anyone among them who would repair the wall and stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land, so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.(E) 31 Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; I have returned their conduct upon their heads, says the Lord God.(F)
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Jeremiah 23:11-12
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11 Both prophet and priest are ungodly;
even in my house I have found their wickedness,
says the Lord.(A)
12 Therefore their way shall be to them
like slippery paths in the darkness,
into which they shall be driven and fall,
for I will bring disaster upon them
in the year of their punishment,
says the Lord.(B)
Jeremiah 8:10-12
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10 Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.(A)
11 They have treated the wound of the daughter of my people carelessly,
saying, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.(B)
12 They acted shamefully; they committed abomination,
yet they were not at all ashamed;
they did not know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
at the time when I punish them, they shall be overthrown,
says the Lord.(C)
Isaiah 9:14-16
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14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—(A)
15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail,(B)
16 for those who led this people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were left in confusion.(C)
Isaiah 3:10
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10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(A)
Proverbs 5:22
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22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them,
and they are caught in the coils of their sin.(A)
Psalm 109:17-18
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17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(A)
18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones.(B)
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