"Her priestsª have violatedª° my law,ª and have profanedª° mine holy things:ª they have put no differenceª°¹ between¹ the holyª and profane,ª neither¹ have they shewedª° [difference] between¹ the uncleanª and the clean,ª and have hidª° their eyesª from my sabbaths,ª¹ and I am profanedª° amongª them." {Ezk 22:26} + "And that ye may put differenceª° between¹ holyª and unholy,ª and between¹ uncleanª and clean;ª ... And that ye may teachª°¹ the childrenª of Israelª¹ all¹ the statutesª which¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° unto¹ them by the handª of Moses.ª" {Lev 10:10-11} + "They shall teachª° Jacobª thy judgments,ª and Israelª thy law:ª they shall putª° incenseª beforeª thee, and whole burnt sacrificeª upon¹ thine altar.ª" {Deu 33:10} + "My peopleª are destroyedª° for lack¹¹ of knowledge:ª because¹ thou¹ hast rejectedª° knowledge,ª I will also rejectª° thee, that thou shalt be no priestª°¹ to me: seeing thou hast forgottenª° the lawª of thy God,ª I¹ will also¹ forgetª° thy children.ª" {Hsa 4:6} + "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 ... 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." {Mic 3:9-11} + "Her prophetsª [are] lightª° [and] treacherousª persons:²¹ her priestsª have pollutedª° the sanctuary,ª they have done violenceª° to the law.ª" {Zph 3:4} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª Askª° now¹¹ the priestsª [concerning] the law,ª saying,ª° ... Then saidª° Haggai,ª If¹ [one that is] uncleanª by a dead bodyª touchª° any¹ of these,¹ shall it be unclean?ª° And the priestsª answeredª° and said,ª° It shall be unclean.ª°" {Hgg 2:11-13} + "The lawª of truthª was¹ in his mouth,ª and iniquityª was not¹ foundª° in his lips:ª he walkedª° with¹ me in peaceª and equity,ª and did turn²° many² awayª°¹ from iniquity.ª¹ ... Therefore have I¹ also¹ madeª° you contemptibleª° and baseª before all¹ the people,ª according² as¹¹ ye have not¹ keptª°¹ my ways,ª but have been partialªª° in the law.ª" {Mal 2:6-9} + "Andª the servantª of the Lordª mustª° notª strive;ª° butª beª° gentleª untoª allª [men], apt to teach,ª patient,ª ... Inª meeknessª instructingª° those that oppose themselves;ª° if²° God² peradventureª¹ will giveª° themª repentanceª toª the acknowledgingª of the truth;ª" {2Tm 2:24-25} + "Holding fastª° the¹ faithfulª wordª as² he hath been taught,ª¹ thatª he may beª° ableª byª soundª° doctrineª bothª to exhortª° andª to convinceª° the¹ gainsayers.ª° ... Whoseª mouths²° must²° be stopped,ª°¹ whoª subvertª° wholeª houses,ª teachingª° things whichª they oughtª° not,ª for²° filthy² lucre's² sake.ª¹¹" {Tts 1:9-11} |
