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Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

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ASV

the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

KJV

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
נִבְּא֣וּ־ni.be.'U-they have prophesiedH5012 →
בַשֶּׁ֗קֶרva.She.kerwith <the> falsehoodH8267 →
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548 →
יִרְדּ֣וּyir.Duthey are rulingH7287 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.Hemhands theirH3027 →
וְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.Miand people myH5971 →
אָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuthey have lovedH157 →
כֵ֑ןKhenthusH3651 →
וּמַֽה־u.mah-and what?H4100 →
תַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.Suwill you doH6213 →
לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃le.'a.cha.ri.Tahto end itsH319 →

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2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.Ezekiel 13:6They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.Luke 6:26Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.Jeremiah 14:14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.Isaiah 28:9Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.1 John 4:5They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them.2 Timothy 4:3–4For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.2 Thessalonians 2:9–11The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.Isaiah 43:27Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.Jeremiah 29:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.Hosea 4:9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.Isaiah 59:14So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.Lamentations 4:13But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

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