- my priests:
- "All¹ her peopleª sigh,ª° they seekª° bread;ª they have givenª° their pleasant thingsª²° for meatª to relieveª° the soul:ª see,ª° O LORD,ª and consider;ª° for¹ I am become¹ vile.ª°" {Lam 1:11} + "Behold,ª° O LORD,ª and considerª° to whom¹ thou hast doneª° this.ª Shall the womenª eatª° their fruit,ª [and] childrenª of a span long?ª shall the priestª and the prophetª be slainª° in the sanctuaryª of the Lord?ª" {Lam 2:20} + "Her Nazaritesª were purerª° than snow,ª¹ they were whiterª° than milk,ª¹ they were more ruddyª° in bodyª than rubies,ª¹ their polishingª [was] of sapphire:ª ... [They that be] slainª with the swordª are¹ betterª than [they that be] slainª¹ with hunger:ª for theseª¹ pine away,ª° stricken²° through¹ for [want of] the fruitsª¹ of the field.ª" {Lam 4:7-9} + "Princesª are hanged upª° by their hand:ª the facesª of eldersª were not¹ honoured.ª°" {Lam 5:12} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that prophesyª° in my name,ª and I¹ sentª° them not,¹ yet they¹ say,ª° Swordª and famineª shall not¹ be¹ in this¹ land;ª By swordª and famineª shall those¹ prophetsª be consumed.ª° ... 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 14:15-18} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hostsª concerning¹ the prophets;ª Behold,¹ I will feedª° them with wormwood,ª and make them drinkª° the waterª of gall:ª for¹ from¹¹ the prophetsª of Jerusalemª is profanenessª gone forthª° into all¹ the land.ª" {Jer 23:11-15} + "Why¹ will ye die,ª° thou¹ and thy people,ª by the sword,ª by the famine,ª and by the pestilence,ª as¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° against¹ the nationª that¹ will not¹ serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylon?ª ... For¹ I have not¹ sentª° them, saithª° the LORD,ª yet they¹ prophesyª° a lieª in my name;ª that¹ I might drive you out,ª°¹ and that ye might perish,ª° ye,¹ and the prophetsª that prophesyª° unto you." {Jer 27:13-15}
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