the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?
Jeremiah 11:9 - Revised Standard Version Again the Lord said to me, “There is revolt among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Common English Bible The LORD said to me: A conspiracy is taking place among the people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to me: "A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to me: A conspiracy is found among the men of Juda, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule at their direction; my people love to have it so, but what will you do when the end comes?
“For from the least to the greatest of them, every one is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, every one deals falsely.
Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to conquerors, because from the least to the greatest every one is greedy for unjust gain; from prophet to priest every one deals falsely.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the way to Shechem, yea, they commit villainy.
Its heads give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.”
and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.