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Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.

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ASV

The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? and they that handle the law knew me not: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

KJV

The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
אָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.Ruthey saidH559 →
אַיֵּ֣ה'ai.Yehwhere?H346 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068 →
וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤יve.to.fe.Seiand [those who] handledH8610 →
הַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.Rah<of> the lawH8451 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְדָע֔וּנִיye.da.'U.nithey knew meH3045 →
וְהָרֹעִ֖יםve.ha.ro.'Imand the shepherdsH7462 →
פָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uthey rebelledH6586 →
בִ֑יViagainst <the> me
וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ve.ha.ne.vi.'Imand the prophetsH5030 →
נִבְּא֣וּni.be.'Uthey prophesiedH5012 →
בַבַּ֔עַלva.Ba.'alby <the> BaalH1168 →
וְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.Reiand afterH310 →
לֹֽא־lo'-[things which] notH3808 →
יוֹעִ֖לוּyo.'I.luthey profitedH3276 →
הָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khuthey walkedH1980 →

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Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.Ezekiel 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?Psalms 119:99I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Jeremiah 23:13“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.Jeremiah 10:21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.Romans 2:17–24Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?Ezekiel 22:26Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.Luke 11:52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”Isaiah 30:5everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”2 Timothy 2:14Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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