The priestsand the prophetsand allthe peopleheardJeremiahspeakingthesewordsin the houseof the LORD.
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
Her leaderspronouncejudgmentfor a bribe,Her priestsinstructfor a priceAnd her prophetsdivinefor money.Yet they leanon the LORDsaying,"Is not the LORDin our midst?Calamitywill not comeupon us."
Her prophetsare reckless,treacherousmen;Her priestshave profanedthe sanctuary.They have doneviolenceto the law.
But when the chief priestsand the scribessawthe wonderful thingsthat He had done,and the childrenwho were shoutingin the temple,"Hosannato the Sonof David,"they became indignant
But the high priestroseup, alongwith allhis associates(that is the sectof the Sadducees),and they were filledwith jealousy.
