- like people:
- "Therefore the LORDª will cut offª° from Israelª¹ headª and tail,ª branchª and rush,ª in oneª day.ª ... For the leadersª° of this¹ peopleª cause [them] to err;ª° and [they that are] ledª° of them [are] destroyed.ª°" {Isa 9:14-16} + "And it shall be,¹ as with the people,ª so with the priest;ª as with the servant,ª so with his master;ª as with the maid,ª so with her mistress;ª as with the buyer,ª° so with the seller;ª° as with the lender,ª° so with the borrower;ª° as with the taker of usury,ª° soª with the giver of usuryª° to him." {Isa 24:2} + "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 will I giveª°¹ their wivesª unto others,ª [and] their fieldsª to them that shall inheritª° [them]: for¹ every one¹ from the leastª¹ even unto¹ the greatestª is given²° to covetousness,ª¹ from the prophetª¹ even unto¹ the priestª every one¹ dealethª° falsely.ª ... Were they ashamed²°¹ when¹ they had committedª° abomination?ª nay,¹ they were not¹ at all²° ashamed,ª° neither¹ couldª° they blush:ª° therefore¹ shall they fallª° among them that fall:ª° in the timeª of their visitationª they shall be cast down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 8:10-12} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... Wherefore¹ their wayª shall be¹ unto them as slipperyª [ways] in the darkness:ª they shall be driven on,ª° and fallª° therein: for¹ I will bringª° evilª upon¹ them, [even] the yearª of their visitation,ª saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:11-12} + "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. ... Therefore have I poured outª° mine indignationª upon¹ them; I have consumedª° them with the fireª of my wrath:ª their own wayª have I recompensedª° upon their heads,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 22:26-31} + "Let²° them² alone:ª°¹ they beª° blindª leadersª of the blind.ª Andª ifª the blindª leadª° the blind,ª bothª shall fallª° intoª the ditch.ª" {Mtt 15:14}
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