Jeremiah 8:8-13 - Punishment For Judah's Leaders
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the law of the Lord is with us’?
In fact, the lying pen of scribes
has produced falsehood.
they will be dismayed and snared.
They have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom do they really have?
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
of My dear
claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,”
says the Lord.
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This is the Lord’s declaration.
There will be no grapes on the vine,
no figs on the fig tree,
and even the leaf will wither.
Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.