Jeremiah 23:2

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Summary

Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.

And have

Matthew 25:36

James 1:27

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Bible References

And have

naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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Then as for the prophet or the priest or the people who say, ‘The oracle of the Lord,’ I will bring punishment upon that man and his household.

“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done?
They certainly were not ashamed,
And they did not know how to blush;
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
At the time of their punishment they shall be brought down,”
Says the Lord.

therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, I am about to punish them! The young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters will die by famine;

“What will you say when He appoints over you—
And you yourself had taught them—
Former

companions to be head over you?

Will not pangs take hold of you
Like a woman in childbirth?

“I will punish her for the days of the Baals
When she used to

offer sacrifices to them

And adorn herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” declares the Lord.

The best of them is like a briar,
The most upright like a thorn hedge.
The day when you post your watchmen,
Your punishment will come.
Then their confusion will occur.