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Lying Prophets

My heart is broken within me,
    because of the prophets;
    all my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
    like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord,
    and because of His holy words.
10 For the land is full of adulterers;
    for the land mourns because of the curse.
    The pleasant places of the wilderness have dried up.
And their course is evil
    and their might is not right.

11 For both prophet and priest are profane;
    indeed, in My house I have found their wickedness,
    says the Lord.

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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