- thy pastors:
- "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} + "A wonderfulª and horrible thingª is committedª° in the land;ª ... 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 5:30-31} + "For¹ the pastorsª° are become brutish,ª° and have not¹ soughtª° the LORD:ª therefore¹¹ they shall not¹ prosper,ª° and all¹ their flocksª shall be scattered.ª°" {Jer 10:21} + "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} + "Woeª be unto the pastorsª° that destroyª° and scatterª°¹ the sheepª of my pasture!ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israelª against¹ the pastorsª° that feedª°¹ my people;ª Ye¹ have scatteredª°¹ my flock,ª and driven them away,ª° and have not¹ visitedª° them: behold,¹ I will visitª° upon¹ you¹ the evilª of your doings,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:1-2} + "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} + "¹ Threeª shepherdsª° also I cut offª° in oneª month;ª and my soulª lothedª° them, and their soulª also¹ abhorredª° me." {Zch 11:8} + "Woeª to the idolª shepherdª that leavethª° the flock!ª the swordª [shall be] upon¹ his arm,ª and upon¹ his rightª eye:ª his armª shall be clean²° dried up,ª° and his rightª eyeª shall be utterly²° darkened.ª°" {Zch 11:17} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª ... Whichª of the¹ prophetsª have²° notª yourª fathersª persecuted?ª° andª they have slainª° them which² shewed beforeª° ofª the¹ comingª of the¹ Just One;ª of whomª yeª have beenª° nowª the betrayersª andª murderers:ª" {Act 7:51-52}
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