- all the chief:
- "And kingª Ahazª went²°¹ to Damascusª to meet²°¹ Tiglathpileserª kingª of Assyria,ª and sawª°¹ an altarª that¹ [was] at Damascus:ª and kingª Ahazª sentª° to¹ Urijahª the priestª¹ the fashionª of the altar,ª and the patternª of it, according to all¹ the workmanshipª thereof. ... Thus didª° Urijahª the priest,ª according to all¹ that¹ kingª Ahazª commanded.ª°" {2Kg 16:10-16} + "Since the daysª¹ of our fathersª [have] we¹ [been] in a greatª trespassª unto¹ this¹ day;ª and for our iniquitiesª have we,¹ our kings,ª [and] our priests,ª been deliveredª° into the handª of the kingsª of the lands,ª to the sword,ª to captivity,ª and to a spoil,ª and to confusionª of face,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Ezr 9:7} + "I will get²°¹ me unto¹ the great men,ª and will speak²° unto¹ them; for¹ they¹ have knownª° the wayª of the LORD,ª [and] the judgmentª of their God:ª but¹ these¹ have altogetherª brokenª° the yoke,ª [and] burstª° the bonds.ª" {Jer 5:5} + "And when he¹ was¹ in the gateª of Benjamin,ª a captainª of the wardª [was] there,¹ whose nameª [was] Irijah,ª the sonª of Shelemiah,ª the sonª of Hananiah;ª and he tookª°¹ Jeremiahª the prophet,ª saying,ª° Thou¹ fallest awayª° to¹ the Chaldeans.ª ... Wherefore the princesª were wrothª° with¹ Jeremiah,ª and smoteª° him, and putª° him in prisonª¹ in the houseª of Jonathanª the scribe:ª° for¹ they had madeª° that the prison.ª¹" {Jer 37:13-15} + "Therefore the princesª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª We beseech thee,¹ let¹ this¹ manª be put to death:ª° for¹ thusª¹ he¹ weakenethª°¹ the handsª of the men²¹ of warª that remainª° in this¹ city,ª and the handsª of all¹ the people,ª in speakingª° such¹ wordsª unto¹ them: for¹ this¹ manª seekethª° not¹ the welfareª of this¹ people,ª but¹¹ the hurt.ª" {Jer 38:4} + "Behold,¹ the princesª of Israel,ª every oneª were¹ in thee to their powerª to¹ shedª° blood.ª" {Ezk 22:6} + "Her priestsª have violatedª° my law,ª and have profanedª° mine holy things:ª they have put no differenceª°¹ between¹ the holyª and profane,ª neither¹ have they shewedª° [difference] between¹ the uncleanª and the clean,ª and have hidª° their eyesª from my sabbaths,ª¹ and I am profanedª° amongª them. ... And her prophetsª have daubedª° them with untemperedª [morter], seeingª vanity,ª and diviningª° liesª unto them, saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª when the LORDª hath not¹ spoken.ª°" {Ezk 22:26-28} + "Neither¹ have we hearkenedª° unto¹ thy servantsª the prophets,ª which¹ spakeª° in thy nameª to¹ our kings,ª our princes,ª and our fathers,ª and to¹ all¹ the peopleª of the land.ª" {Dan 9:6} + "O Lord,²¹ to us [belongeth] confusionª of face,ª to our kings,ª to our princes,ª and to our fathers,ª because¹ we have sinnedª° against thee." {Dan 9:8} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Then¹ shall they cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª but he will not¹ hearª° them: he will even hideª° his faceª from¹ them at that¹ time,ª as¹ they have behaved themselves illª° in their doings.ª" {Mic 3:1-4} + "Hearª° this,¹ I pray you,¹ ye headsª of the houseª of Jacob,ª and princesª of the houseª of Israel,ª that abhorª° judgment,ª and pervertª° all¹ equity.ª ... The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:9-11} + "The goodª [man] is perishedª° out of¹ the earth:ª and [there is] none¹ uprightª among men:ª they all¹ lie in waitª° for blood;ª they huntª° every manª¹ his brotherª with a net.ª" {Mic 7:2} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.ª ... Her prophetsª [are] lightª° [and] treacherousª persons:²¹ her priestsª have pollutedª° the sanctuary,ª they have done violenceª° to the law.ª" {Zph 3:3-4}
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