Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot.

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.

Therefore it will be night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will become dark over them.

Before

Micaiah said, “If you indeed return safely the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Listen, all you people.”

Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.

You, therefore, hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, ‘Where is the plaster with which you plastered it?’”

thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,

But

But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have

corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of hosts.

“You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’

And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’

Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, “You shall not

covet.”

Have been partial in

You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God’s. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.’

General references

The Levites shall then answer and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

“Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?

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