Lamentations 4:13

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous within her.

Cross References

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.

Matthew 23:31

So you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets saw visions for you that were empty and deceptive;  , they did not reveal your iniquity and so restore your fortunes. They saw pronouncements for you that were empty and misleading.

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?  They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers  you have now become.

Jeremiah 14:14

But the Lord said to me, ‘These prophets are prophesying a lie in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit  of their own minds.

Jeremiah 2:20

For long ago I   broke your yoke; I  tore off your chains. You insisted, ‘I will not serve! ’ On every high hill and under every green tree you lay down like a prostitute.

Jeremiah 2:30

I have struck down your children in vain; they would not accept discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a ravaging lion.

Ezekiel 11:6

You have multiplied your slain in this city,  filling its streets with them.

Ezekiel 22:25

The conspiracy of her prophets  within her is  like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.