Zephaniah 3:4
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
Ezekiel 22:26
Her priests do violence to My instruction and profane My holy things.
Hosea 9:7
the days of retribution have come.
Let Israel recognize it!
The prophet is a fool,
and the inspired man is insane,
because of the magnitude
of your guilt and hostility.
Malachi 2:8
“You, on the other hand, have turned from the way.
1 Samuel 2:12-17
Eli’s sons were wicked men;
1 Samuel 2:22
Now Eli was very old. He heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel
Isaiah 9:15
the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.
Isaiah 56:10-12
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
Jeremiah 5:31
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 6:13-14
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 8:10
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 14:13-15
And I replied, “Oh no, Lord God! The prophets are telling them, ‘You won’t see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you true peace in this place.’”
Jeremiah 23:9-17
Concerning the prophets:
and all my bones tremble.
I have become like a drunkard,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord,
because of His holy words.
Jeremiah 23:25-27
“I have heard what the prophets who prophesy a lie in My name have said, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Jeremiah 23:32
I am against those who prophesy false dreams”
Jeremiah 27:14-15
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are telling you, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you.
Lamentations 2:14
נ Nun
that were empty and deceptive;
they did not reveal your guilt
and so restore your fortunes.
They saw oracles for you
that were empty and misleading.
Ezekiel 13:3-16
This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.
Ezekiel 44:7-8
When you brought in foreigners,
Hosea 4:6-8
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.
Micah 2:11
and invents lies:
“I will preach to you about wine and beer,”
he would be just the preacher for this people!
Micah 3:5-6
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.
Matthew 7:15
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such people are false apostles,
2 Peter 2:1-3
But there were also false prophets
1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits
Revelation 19:20
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs.
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the tail is the prophet, the lying teacher.
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
and all my bones tremble.
I have become like a drunkard,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord,
because of His holy words.
that were empty and deceptive;
they did not reveal your guilt
and so restore your fortunes.
They saw oracles for you
that were empty and misleading.
the days of retribution have come.
Let Israel recognize it!
The prophet is a fool,
and the inspired man is insane,
because of the magnitude
of your guilt and hostility.
and invents lies:
“I will preach to you about wine and beer,”
he would be just the preacher for this people!
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.
Her priests
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.