- priests:
- "Now the sonsª of Eliª [were] sonsª of Belial;ª they knewª° not¹¹ the LORD.ª ... Wherefore the sinª of the young menª was¹ veryª greatª¹ beforeª the LORD:ª for¹ men²¹ abhorredª°¹ the offeringª of the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:12-17} + "Now Eliª was veryª old,ª° and heardª°¹ all¹ that¹ his sonsª didª° unto all¹ Israel;ª and how¹ they layª° with¹ the womenª that assembledª° [at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {1Sm 2:22} + "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} + "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 ... Sayingª° to a stock,ª Thou¹ [art] my father;ª and to a stone,ª Thou¹ hast brought me forth:ª° for¹ they have turnedª° [their] backª unto¹ me, and not¹ [their] face:ª but in the timeª of their troubleª they will say,ª° Arise,ª° and saveª° us." {Jer 2:26-27} + "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 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. ... 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 3:11-12} + "Her princesª withinª her [are] roaringª° lions;ª her judgesª° [are] eveningª wolves;ª they gnaw not the bonesª°¹ till the morrow.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 3:3-4} + "A sonª honourethª° [his] father,ª and a servantª his master:ª if¹ then I¹ [be] a father,ª where¹ [is] mine honour?ª and if¹ I¹ [be] a master,ª where¹ [is] my fear?ª saithª° the LORDª of hostsª unto you, O priests,ª that despiseª° my name.ª And ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we despisedª°¹ thy name?ª ... And if¹ ye offerª° the blindª for sacrifice,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª and if¹ ye offerª° the lameª and sick,ª° [is it] not¹ evil?ª offerª° it now¹ unto thy governor;ª will he be pleasedª° with thee, or¹ acceptª° thy person?ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:6-8} + "And now,¹ O ye priests,ª this¹ commandmentª [is] for¹ you. ... Behold,¹ I will corruptª°¹ your seed,ª and spreadª° dungª upon¹ your faces,ª [even] the dungª of your solemn feasts;ª and [one] shall take you awayª°¹ with¹ it." {Mal 2:1-3} + "But ye¹ are departedª° out of¹ the way;ª ye have caused many² to stumbleª°¹ at the law;ª ye have corruptedª° the covenantª of Levi,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:8}
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