in transgressing and lying against Jehovah, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.

But the Levites who went away far from me, when Israel went astray, going astray from me after their idols, they shall even bear their iniquity;

we have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy commandments and from thine ordinances.

See, brethren, lest there be in any one of you a wicked heart of unbelief, in turning away from the living God.

Ye have caused

And I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, because ye have not kept my ways, but have respect of persons in administering the law.

And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.

For the guides of this people mislead them; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.

For my people hath forgotten me: they burn incense to vanity; and they have caused them to stumble in their ways, the ancient paths, to walk in by-paths of a way not cast up;

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

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

It is right not to eat meat, nor drink wine, nor do anything in which thy brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.

Ye have corrupted

My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.

And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.

Remember them, my God, for they are polluters of the priesthood, and of the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites!

General references

And the Levites shall declare and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice:

And they shall teach my people the difference between holy and profane, and cause them to discern between unclean and clean.