Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, "Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us." Cross References Romans 2:17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; Romans 2:23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice. Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them. Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice. Isaiah 48:2 who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name. Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: Jeremiah 6:13 "For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. Jeremiah 7:4 Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.' Jeremiah 23:17 They keep saying to those who despise Me, 'The LORD says that you will have peace,' and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, 'No harm will come to you.' Jeremiah 26:7 Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of 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? Hosea 4:8 They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. Hosea 4:18 When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace. Amos 5:14 Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed. Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. Malachi 2:9 "So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law." Treasury of Scripture The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean on the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come on us. heads. Micah 7:3 Numbers 16:15 1 Samuel 8:3 and the priests. Jeremiah 6:13 Jeremiah 8:10 Malachi 1:10 and the prophets. Micah 3:5 Isaiah 56:11 Acts 8:18-20 yet. 1 Samuel 4:3-6 Isaiah 48:2 Jeremiah 7:4,8-12 and say. Amos 9:10 |