- the pastors:
- "But they are altogetherª brutishª° and foolish:ª° the stockª [is] a doctrineª of vanities.ª" {Jer 10:8} + "Every¹ manª is brutishª° in [his] knowledge:ª¹ every¹ founderª° is confoundedª° by the graven image:ª¹ for¹ his molten imageª [is] falsehood,ª and [there is] no¹ breathª in them." {Jer 10:14} + "The priestsª saidª° not,¹ Where¹ [is] the LORD?ª and they that handleª° the lawª knewª° me not:¹ the pastorsª° also transgressedª° against me, and the prophetsª prophesiedª° by Baal,ª and walkedª° afterª [things that] do not¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 2:8} + "The prophetsª prophesyª° falsely,ª and the priestsª bear ruleª° by¹ their means;ª and my peopleª loveª° [to have it] so:¹ and what¹ will ye doª° in the endª thereof?" {Jer 5:31} + "The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:9} + "Manyª pastorsª° have destroyedª° my vineyard,ª they have trodden²° my portion² under foot,ª°¹¹ they have madeª°¹ my pleasantª portionª a desolateª wilderness.ª" {Jer 12:10} + "Mine heartª withinª me is brokenª° because of the prophets;ª all¹ my bonesª shake;ª° I am¹ like a drunkenª man,ª and like a manª whom wineª hath overcome,ª° becauseª¹ of the LORD,ª and because¹¹ of the wordsª of his holiness.ª ... Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ them that prophesyª° falseª dreams,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and do tellª° them, and cause¹ my peopleª to errª° by their lies,ª and by their lightness;ª yet I¹ sentª° them not,¹ nor¹ commandedª° them: therefore they shall not¹ profit²° this people² at all,ª°¹¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:9-32} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.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 56:10-12} + "[There is] a conspiracyª of her prophetsª in the midstª thereof, like a roaringª° lionª raveningª° the prey;ª they have devouredª° souls;ª they have takenª° the treasureª and precious things;ª they have made her manyª° widowsª in the midstª thereof. ... And I soughtª° for a manª among¹ them, that should make upª° the hedge,ª and standª° in the gapª beforeª me for¹ the land,ª that I should not¹ destroyª° it: but I foundª° none.¹" {Ezk 22:25-30} + "Sonª of man,ª prophesyª° against¹ the shepherdsª° of Israel,ª prophesy,ª° and sayª° unto¹ them, Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª unto the shepherds;ª° Woeª [be] to the shepherdsª° of Israelª that¹ do feedª°¹ themselves! should not¹ the shepherdsª° feedª° the flocks?ª ... Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ the shepherds;ª° and I will requireª°¹ my flockª at their hand,ª¹ and cause them to ceaseª° from feedingª°¹ the flock;ª neither¹ shall the shepherdsª° feedª° themselves any more;¹ for I will deliverª° my flockª from their mouth,ª¹ that they may not¹ be¹ meatª for them." {Ezk 34:2-10} + "Butª he that is²° an hireling,ª andª notª the¹ shepherd,ª whose²¹ ownª the¹ sheepª areª° not,ª seethª° the¹ wolfª coming,ª° andª leavethª° the¹ sheep,ª andª fleeth:ª° andª the¹ wolfª catchethª° them,ª andª scatterethª° the¹ sheep.ª ...ª The¹ hirelingª fleeth,ª° becauseª he isª° an hireling,ª andª carethª° notª forª the¹ sheep.ª" {Jhn 10:12-13} + "Mine angerª was kindledª° against¹ the shepherds,ª° and I punishedª°¹ the goats:ª for¹ the LORDª of hostsª hath visitedª°¹ his flockª¹ the houseª of Judah,ª and hath madeª° them as his goodlyª horseª in the battle.ª" {Zch 10:3}
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