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10 The land [C of Judah] is full of people who are guilty of adultery.
    Because of the curse the land ·is sad [mourns],
    and the pastures of the ·desert [wilderness] have dried up.
The people [Their lives/L courses] are evil
    and ·they use their power in the wrong way [L their power is not right].

11 “Both the prophets and the priests are ungodly.
    I have found even in my own ·Temple [L house],” says the Lord.
12 “So their ·lives [L ways; paths] will be slippery and dark [C they will be in danger].
    They will ·be defeated [L fall].
I will bring ·disaster [evil; trouble] on them
    in the year I punish them,” says the Lord.

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10 The land is full of adulterers;(A)
    because of the curse[a](B) the land lies parched
    and the pastures(C) in the wilderness are withered.(D)
The prophets follow an evil course
    and use their power unjustly.

11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(E)
    even in my temple(F) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore their path will become slippery;(G)
    they will be banished to darkness
    and there they will fall.
I will bring disaster on them
    in the year they are punished,(H)
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:10 Or because of these things