Jeremiah 2:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

And they that

The pastors

Jeremiah 10:21

Jeremiah 12:10

Jeremiah 23:1

Do not

General references

Leviticus 10:11

Bible References

And they that

How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false.

They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.

True teaching was in his mouth, and no evil was seen on his lips: he was walking with me in peace and righteousness, turning numbers of people away from evil-doing.

A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.

You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,

And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

The pastors

For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not done wisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.

The keepers of sheep have been the destruction of my vine-garden, crushing my heritage under their feet; they have made my fair heritage an unplanted waste;

A curse is on the keepers who are causing the destruction and loss of the sheep of my field, says the Lord.

Do not

Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.

See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.

And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

For they have all come with offerings to a people of no use to them, in whom is no help or profit, but only shame and a bad name.

What profit is the pictured image to its maker? and as for the metal image, the false teacher, why does its maker put his faith in it, making false gods without a voice?

For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

General references

Teaching the children of Israel all the laws which the Lord has given them by the hand of Moses.