Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness," says the LORD.

New American Standard Bible

“For both prophet and priest are polluted;
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.

King James Version

For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.

Holman Bible

because both prophet and priest are ungodly,
even in My house I have found their evil.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

International Standard Version

Indeed, both priest and prophet are ungodly. Even in my house I find evil," declares the LORD.

A Conservative Version

For both prophet and priest are profane. Yea, in my house I have found their wickedness, says LORD.

American Standard Version

for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.

Amplified


“For both [false] prophet and priest are ungodly (profane, polluted);
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.

Bible in Basic English

For the prophet as well as the priest is unclean; even in my house I have seen their evil-doing, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

For both prophet and priest are profane: even in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.

Julia Smith Translation

For also the prophets, also the priests were polluted; also in my house I found their evil, says Jehovah.

King James 2000

For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, says the LORD.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"For both prophet as well as priest are godless, even in my temple I have found their wickedness," {declares} Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

For both prophet and priest are ungodly; yes, in My house I have found their evil, says Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"For the prophets and the priests themselves are polluted hypocrites, and their wickedness have I found in my house, sayeth the LORD.

NET Bible

Moreover, the Lord says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

The Emphasized Bible

For both prophet and priest, are profane, - Even in my house, have I found their wickedness, Declareth Yahweh.

Webster

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

World English Bible

for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness, says Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

and priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

חנף 
Chaneph 
Usage: 11

yea, in my house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

References

Easton

Context Readings

The Unfaithful Prophets

10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. "Their course is evil, and their might is not right; 11 for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness," says the LORD. 12 "Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation," says the LORD.


Cross References

Jeremiah 6:13

"For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

Jeremiah 7:30

"For the children of Judah have done that which is evil in my sight," says the LORD: "they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

Jeremiah 8:10

therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.

Jeremiah 32:34

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

Ezekiel 8:16

He brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house; and see, at the door of the LORD's temple, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men, with their backs toward the LORD's temple, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.

Ezekiel 23:39

For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and behold, thus have they done in the midst of my house.

2 Chronicles 33:5

He built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 33:7

He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God's house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever:

2 Chronicles 36:14

Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of the LORD which he had made holy in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

Jeremiah 7:10-11

and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, "We are delivered"; that you may do all these abominations?

Jeremiah 11:15

"What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has worked lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? When you do evil, then you rejoice.

Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets: 'Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land.'

Ezekiel 7:20

As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty; but they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things therein: therefore have I made it to them as an unclean thing.

Ezekiel 8:5-6

Then he said to me, "Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north." So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.

Ezekiel 8:11

There stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in their midst stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

Ezekiel 22:25-26

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in its midst, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in its midst.

Matthew 21:12-13

Jesus entered into the temple, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.

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