- because:
- "Now the sonsª of Eliª [were] sonsª of Belial;ª they knewª° not¹¹ the LORD.ª" {1Sm 2:12} + "They wouldª° none¹ of my counsel:ª they despisedª° all¹ my reproof.ª ... For¹ the turning awayª of the simpleª shall slayª° them, and the prosperityª of foolsª shall destroyª° them." {Prv 1:30-32} + "But theyª also¹ have erredª° through wine,ª and through strong drinkª are out of the way;ª° the priestª and the prophetª have erredª° through strong drink,ª they are swallowed upª° ofª wine,ª they are out of the wayª° through¹ strong drink;ª they errª° in vision,ª they stumbleª° [in] judgment.ª" {Isa 28:7} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª° ... Comeª° ye, [say they], I will fetchª° wine,ª and we will fillª° ourselves with strong drink;ª and to morrowª shall be¹ as this¹ day,ª [and] muchª more² abundant.ª¹" {Isa 56:10-12} + "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} + "How¹ do ye say,ª° We¹ [are] wise,ª and the lawª of the LORDª [is] with¹ us? Lo,¹ certainlyª in vainª madeª° he [it]; the penª of the scribesª° [is] in vain.ª ... The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:8-9} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª° knowledge,ª and they should seekª° the lawª at his mouth:ª¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª ... 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 2:7-8} + "Woeª unto you,ª [ye] blindª guides,ª which² say,ª° Whosoeverªª shall swearª° byª the¹ temple,ª it isª° nothing;ª butª whosoeverªª shall swearª° byª the¹ goldª of the¹ temple,ª he is a debtor!ª° ... [Thou] blindª Pharisee,ª cleanseª° firstª that¹ [which is] withinª the¹ cupª andª platter,ª thatª the¹ outsideª of themª may beª° cleanª also.ª" {Mtt 23:16-26}
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