- For:
- "Therefore¹ will I giveª°¹ their wivesª unto others,ª [and] their fieldsª to them that shall inheritª° [them]: for¹ every one¹ from the leastª¹ even unto¹ the greatestª is given²° to covetousness,ª¹ from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 8:10} + "If¹ I go forthª° into the field,ª then behold¹ the slainª with the sword!ª and if¹ I enterª° into the city,ª then behold¹ them that are sickª with famine!ª yea,¹ both¹ the prophetª and¹ the priestª go aboutª° into¹ a landª that they knowª° not.¹" {Jer 14:18} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:17} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:11} + "All¹ ye beastsª of the field,ª comeª° to devour,ª° [yea], all¹ ye beastsª in the forest.ª ... Comeª° ye, [say they], I will fetchª° wine,ª and we will fillª° ourselves with strong drink;ª and to morrowª shall be¹ as this¹ day,ª [and] muchª more² abundant.ª¹" {Isa 56:9-12} + "For the iniquityª of his covetousnessª was I wroth,ª° and smoteª° him: I hidª° me, and was wroth,ª° and he went¹ on²° frowardlyª in the wayª of his heart.ª" {Isa 57:17} + "In thee have they takenª° giftsª to¹ shedª° blood;ª thou hast takenª° usuryª and increase,ª and thou hast greedily gainedª° of thy neighboursª by extortion,ª and hast forgottenª° me, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:12} + "And they comeª° unto¹ thee as the peopleª cometh,ª and they sitª° beforeª thee [as] my people,ª and they hearª°¹ thy words,ª but they will not¹ doª° them: for¹ with their mouthª they¹ shewª° much love,ª [but] their heartª goethª° afterª their covetousness.ª" {Ezk 33:31} + "Woeª to them that deviseª° iniquity,ª and workª° evilª upon¹ their beds!ª when the morningª is light,ª they practiseª° it, because¹ it isª in the powerª of their hand.ª ... And they covetª° fields,ª and take [them] by violence;ª° and houses,ª and take [them] away:ª° so they oppressª° a manª and his house,ª even a manª and his heritage.ª" {Mic 2:1-2} + "Who hateª° the good,ª and loveª° the evil;ª who pluck offª° their skinª from off¹¹ them, and their fleshª from off¹¹ their bones;ª ... Who¹ also eatª° the fleshª of my people,ª and flayª° their skinª from off¹¹ them; and they breakª° their bones,ª and chop them in pieces,ª° as¹ for the pot,ª and as fleshª withinª the caldron.ª" {Mic 3:2-3} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that make¹ my peopleª err,ª° that biteª° with their teeth,ª and cry,ª° Peace;ª and he that¹ puttethª° not¹ into¹ their mouths,ª they even prepareª° warª against¹ him." {Mic 3:5} + "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 3:11} + "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} + "Andª the¹ Phariseesª also,ª who wereª° covetous,ª heardª° allª these things:ª andª they deridedª° him.ª" {Lke 16:14} + "Notª given to wine,ª noª striker,ª notª greedy of filthy lucre;ª butª patient,ª not a brawler,ª not covetous;ª" {1Tm 3:3} + "Andª throughª covetousnessª shall they with feignedª wordsª make merchandiseª° of you:ª whoseª judgmentª now of a long timeª lingerethª° not,ª andª theirª damnationª slumberethª° not.ª" {2Pe 2:3} + "Havingª° eyesª fullª of adultery,ª andª that cannot cease¹ from² sin;ª beguilingª° unstableª souls:ª an heartª they haveª° exercisedª° with covetous practices;ª cursedª children:ª ... Which have forsakenª° the¹ rightª way,ª and are gone astray,ª° followingª° the¹ wayª of Balaamª [the son] of Bosor,ª whoª lovedª° the wagesª of unrighteousness;ª" {2Pe 2:14-15}
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