"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} + "For¹ from the leastª¹ of them even unto¹ the greatestª of them every one¹ [is] given²° to¹ covetousness;ª and from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª" {Jer 6:13} + "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} + "[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. ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:25-31} + "And as troops² of robbers¹ waitª° for a man,ª [so] the companyª of priestsª murderª° in the wayª by consent:ª°² for¹ they commitª° lewdness.ª" {Hsa 6:9} + "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} + "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 ... That they may do evilª¹ with both handsª earnestly,ª° the princeª asketh,ª° and the judgeª° [asketh] for a reward;ª and the greatª [man], he¹ utterethª° his mischievousª desire:ª so they wrap it up.ª°" {Mic 7:2-3} + "Woeª to her that is filthy²°¹ and polluted,ª° to the oppressingª° city!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 3:1-4} + "Butª when the¹ husbandmenª sawª° the¹ son,ª they saidª° amongª themselves,ª Thisª isª° the¹ heir;ª come,ª° let us killª° him,ª andª let us seize²° on¹ hisª inheritance.ª ... Andª they caughtª° him,ª and¹ castª° [him] out¹ of² the¹ vineyard,ª andª slewª° [him]." {Mtt 21:38-39} + "Thenª assembled togetherª° the¹ chief priests,ª andª the¹ scribes,ª andª the¹ eldersª of the¹ people,ª untoª the¹ palaceª of the¹ high priest,ª who² was calledª° Caiaphas,ª ... Andª consultedª° thatª they might takeª° Jesusª by subtilty,ª andª killª° [him]." {Mtt 26:3-4} + "And saidª° [unto them], Whatª will¹ ye²° giveª° me,ª and² I¹ will deliverª° himª unto you?ª Andª they¹ covenantedª° with himª for thirtyª pieces of silver.ª" {Mtt 26:15} + "Thenª fromª thatª dayª forth they took counsel togetherª° for toª put²° him² to death.ª°¹" {Jhn 11:53} + "Andª when it wasª° day,ª certainª of the¹ Jewsª banded together,ªª° and bound²° themselves² under a curse,ª°¹ sayingª° that they would²° neitherª eatª° norª drinkª° tillª² they had¹ killedª° Paul.ª ... Nowª thereforeª yeª withª the¹ councilª signifyª° to the¹ chief captainª thatª he bring²° him² downª°¹ untoª youª to morrow,ª as² though¹ ye wouldª° enquireª° something more perfectlyª concerningª him:ª andª we,ª or everª heª come near,ª° areª° readyª to killª° him.ª" {Act 23:12-15} |
