- shall the priest:
- "I calledª° for my lovers,ª° [but] they¹ deceivedª° me: my priestsª and mine eldersª gave up the ghostª° in the city,ª while¹ they soughtª° their meatª to relieveª°¹ their souls.ª" {Lam 1:19} + "For the sinsª¹ of her prophets,ª [and] the iniquitiesª of her priests,ª that have shedª° the bloodª of the justª in the midstª of her," {Lam 4:13} + "The angerª of the LORDª hath dividedª° them; he will no¹ moreª° regardª° them: they respectedª° not¹ the personsª of the priests,ª they favouredª° not¹ the elders.ª" {Lam 4:16} + "Their priestsª fellª° by the sword;ª and their widowsª made no¹ lamentation.ª°" {Psa 78:64} + "Therefore the LORDª will cut offª° from Israelª¹ headª and tail,ª branchª and rush,ª in oneª day.ª ... Therefore¹¹ the Lordª shall have no¹ joyª° in¹ their young men,ª neither¹ shall have mercyª° on their fatherlessª and widows:ª for¹ every one¹ [is] an hypocriteª and an evildoer,ª° and every¹ mouthª speakethª° folly.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched out¹ still.²°¹" {Isa 9:14-17} + "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} + "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} + "And to the othersª he saidª° in mine hearing,ª Goª° ye afterª him through the city,ª and smite:ª° let not¹ your eyeª spare,ª° neither¹ have ye pity:ª° ... Slayª° utterlyª oldª [and] young,ª both maids,ª and little children,ª and women:ª but come not nearª°¹¹ any¹ manª upon¹ whom¹ [is] the mark;ª and beginª° at my sanctuary.ª¹ Then they beganª° at the ancientª men²¹ which¹ [were] beforeª the house.ª" {Ezk 9:5-6}
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