Lamentations 4:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

The sins

That

General references

Ezekiel 11:6

Malachi 2:1

Bible References

The sins

Nun Thy prophets have preached vanity and foolishness unto thee; and they have not uncovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity but have preached unto thee vain prophecies and digressions.

The prophets prophesied falsely, and the priests bore rule by their hands; and my people love to have it so. What will ye do in the end thereof?

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them each one is given to greed; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one deals falsely.

Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I did not send them, neither have I commanded them, neither did I speak unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, divination, vanity, and the deceit of their heart.

For both prophet and priest are feigned; even in my house I have found their wickedness, said the LORD.

Her priests have violated my law by force and have profaned my holy things; they have made no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they showed the difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

the heads thereof judge for bribes, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they come near unto the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they do not leave a bone for tomorrow.

That

For of old time I have broken thy yoke and burst thy bands; and thou didst say, I will not serve sin. With all this, upon every high hill and under every green tree thou dost wander, playing the harlot.

Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

Therefore ye are witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Who of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? and they have slain those who announced before the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now been the betrayers and murderers,

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us, and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,

General references

Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you.