Jeremiah 23:10-14

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For the land is full of adulterers;^(A)
the land mourns because of the curse,
and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.
Their way of life^(a) has become evil,
and their power is not rightly used

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because both prophet and priest are ungodly,^(B)
even in My house I have found their evil.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Therefore, their way will be to them
like slippery paths in the gloom.^(C)
They will be driven away and fall down there,
for I will bring disaster on them,
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw something disgusting:
They prophesied by^(b) Baal
and led My people Israel astray.^(D)

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Among the prophets of Jerusalem also
I saw a horrible thing:
They commit adultery and walk in lies.
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,
and none turns his back on evil.
They are all like Sodom^(E) to Me;
Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 23:10: Lit Their manner of running

b. Jeremiah 23:13: in the name of

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 23:10: Jeremiah 9:2; Malachi 3:5

B. Jeremiah 23:11: Jeremiah 6:13

C. Jeremiah 23:12: Psalm 35:6; Psalm 73:18

D. Jeremiah 23:13: Proverbs 12:26; Isaiah 3:12; Jeremiah 50:6

E. Jeremiah 23:14: Genesis 13:10-13; Genesis 18:16-19; Isaiah 1:10-17