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Jeremiah's Message about the Prophets

My heart is crushed,
    and I am trembling.
Because of the Lord,
    because of his holy words,
    I am like a man who is drunk,
    someone who has had too much wine.
10 The land is full of people unfaithful to the Lord;
    they live wicked lives and misuse their power.
Because of the Lord's curse the land mourns
    and the pastures are dry.

11 The Lord says,

“The prophets and the priests are godless;
    I have caught them doing evil in the Temple itself.

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Lying Prophets

Concerning the prophets:

My heart(A) is broken within me;
    all my bones tremble.(B)
I am like a drunken man,
    like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
    and his holy words.(C)
10 The land is full of adulterers;(D)
    because of the curse[a](E) the land lies parched
    and the pastures(F) in the wilderness are withered.(G)
The prophets follow an evil course
    and use their power unjustly.

11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(H)
    even in my temple(I) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:10 Or because of these things