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- "As the thiefª is ashamedª when¹ he is found,ª° so¹ is the houseª of Israelª ashamed;²°¹ they,¹ their kings,ª their princes,ª and their priests,ª and their prophets,ª" {Jer 2:26} + "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} + "Now¹ therefore, our God,ª the great,ª the mighty,ª and the terribleª° God,ª who keepestª° covenantª and mercy,ª let not¹¹ all¹ the troubleª seem littleª° beforeª thee, that¹ hath come²° upon¹ us, on our kings,ª on our princes,ª and on our priests,ª and on our prophets,ª and on our fathers,ª and on all¹ thy people,ª since the timeª¹ of the kingsª of Assyriaª unto¹ this¹ day.ª ... Neither have our kings,ª our princes,ª our priests,ª nor¹ our fathers,ª keptª° thy law,ª nor¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ thy commandmentsª and thy testimonies,ª wherewith¹ thou didst testifyª° against them." {Neh 9:32-34} + "Ahª sinfulª° nation,ª a peopleª ladenª with iniquity,ª a seedª of evildoers,ª° childrenª that are corrupters:ª° they have forsakenªª° the LORD,ª they have provokedªª° the Holy Oneª of Israelª unto anger,²° they are gone awayª° backward.ª ... From the soleª¹ of the footª even unto¹ the headª [there is] no¹ soundnessª in it; [but] wounds,ª and bruises,ª and putrifyingª sores:ª they have not¹ been closed,ª° neither¹ bound up,ª° neither¹ mollifiedª° with ointment.ª" {Isa 1:4-6} + "Thy princesª [are] rebellious,ª° and companionsª of thieves:ª every one¹ lovethª° gifts,ª and followeth²° after¹ rewards:ª they judgeª° not¹ the fatherless,ª neither¹ doth the causeª of the widowª comeª° unto¹ them." {Isa 1:23} + "Therefore the LORDª will cut offª° from Israelª¹ headª and tail,ª branchª and rush,ª in oneª day.ª ... The ancientª and honourable,ªª° heª [is] the head;ª and the prophetª that teachethª° lies,ª he¹ [is] the tail.ª" {Isa 9:14-15} + "Behold,¹ the princesª of Israel,ª every oneª were¹ in thee to their powerª to¹ shedª° blood.ª" {Ezk 22:6} + "[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. ... The peopleª of the landª have used¹ oppression,ª²° and exercisedª° robbery,ª and have vexedª° the poorª and needy:ª yea, they have oppressedª° the strangerª wrongfully.ª¹" {Ezk 22:25-29} + "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 ... 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 3:1-5} + "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 ... Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:9-12} + "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}
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