Bible Cross References
priests
Jeremiah 2:6
They did not care about me, even though I rescued them from Egypt and led them through the wilderness: a land of deserts and sand pits, a dry and dangerous land where no one lives and no one will even travel.
Jeremiah 5:31
prophets speak nothing but lies; priests rule as the prophets command, and my people offer no objections. But what will they do when it all comes to an end?"
Jeremiah 8:10
So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Jeremiah 8:11
They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. 'All is well,' they say, when all is not well.
Jeremiah 23:9-15
9
My heart is crushed, and I am trembling. Because of the LORD, because of his holy words, I am like a man who is drunk, someone who has had too much wine.
10
The land is full of people unfaithful to the LORD; they live wicked lives and misuse their power. Because of the LORD's curse the land mourns and the pastures are dry.
11
The LORD says, "The prophets and the priests are godless; I have caught them doing evil in the Temple itself.
12
The paths they follow will be slippery and dark; I will make them stumble and fall. I am going to bring disaster on them; the time of their punishment is coming. I, the LORD, have spoken.
13
I have seen the sin of Samaria's prophets: they have spoken in the name of Baal and have led my people astray.
14
But I have seen the prophets in Jerusalem do even worse: they commit adultery and tell lies; they help people to do wrong, so that no one stops doing what is evil. To me they are all as bad as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
15
"So then, this is what I, the LORD Almighty, say about the prophets of Jerusalem: I will give them bitter plants to eat and poison to drink, because they have spread ungodliness throughout the land."
1 Samuel 2:12
The sons of Eli were scoundrels. They paid no attention to the LORD
Isaiah 28:7
Even the prophets and the priests are so drunk that they stagger. They have drunk so much wine and liquor that they stumble in confusion. The prophets are too drunk to understand the visions that God sends, and the priests are too drunk to decide the cases that are brought to them.
Isaiah 29:10
The LORD has made you drowsy, ready to fall into a deep sleep. The prophets should be the eyes of the people, but God has blindfolded them.
Isaiah 56:9-12
9
The LORD has told the foreign nations to come like wild animals and devour his people.
10
He says, "All the leaders, who are supposed to warn my people, are blind! They know nothing. They are like watch dogs that don't bark---they only lie around and dream. How they love to sleep!
11
They are like greedy dogs that never get enough. These leaders have no understanding. They each do as they please and seek their own advantage.
12
'Let's get some wine,' these drunkards say, 'and drink all we can hold! Tomorrow will be even better than today!' "
Hosea 4:6
My people are doomed because they do not acknowledge me. You priests have refused to acknowledge me and have rejected my teaching, and so I reject you and will not acknowledge your sons as my priests.
and they that
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say that you are wise and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
Jeremiah 8:9
Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?
Deuteronomy 33:10
They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.
Malachi 2:6-9
6
They taught what was right, not what was wrong. They lived in harmony with me; they not only did what was right themselves, but they also helped many others to stop doing evil.
7
It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.
8
"But now you priests have turned away from the right path. Your teaching has led many to do wrong. You have broken the covenant I made with you.
9
So I, in turn, will make the people of Israel despise you because you do not obey my will, and when you teach my people, you do not treat everyone alike."
Luke 11:52
"How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!"
John 8:55
You have never known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his word.
John 16:3
People will do these things to you because they have not known either the Father or me.
Romans 2:17-24
17
What about you? You call yourself a Jew; you depend on the Law and boast about God;
18
you know what God wants you to do, and you have learned from the Law to choose what is right;
19
you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,
20
an instructor for the foolish, and a teacher for the ignorant. You are certain that in the Law you have the full content of knowledge and of truth.
21
You teach others---why don't you teach yourself ? You preach, "Do not steal"---but do you yourself steal?
22
You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?
23
You boast about having God's law---but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?
24
The scripture says, "Because of you Jews, the Gentiles speak evil of God."
2 Corinthians 4:2
We put aside all secret and shameful deeds; we do not act with deceit, nor do we falsify the word of God. In the full light of truth we live in God's sight and try to commend ourselves to everyone's good conscience.
the pastors
Jeremiah 10:21
I answered, "Our leaders are stupid; they do not ask the LORD for guidance. This is why they have failed, and our people have been scattered.
Jeremiah 12:10
Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my fields; they have turned my lovely land into a desert.
Jeremiah 23:1
How terrible will be the LORD's judgment on those rulers who destroy and scatter his people!
Jeremiah 23:2
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the rulers who were supposed to take care of his people: "You have not taken care of my people; you have scattered them and driven them away. Now I am going to punish you for the evil you have done.
prophets
Jeremiah 23:13
I have seen the sin of Samaria's prophets: they have spoken in the name of Baal and have led my people astray.
1 Kings 18:29
They kept on ranting and raving until the middle of the afternoon; but no answer came, not a sound was heard.
1 Kings 18:22
Then Elijah said, "I am the only prophet of the LORD still left, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.
1 Kings 18:40
Elijah ordered, "Seize the prophets of Baal; don't let any of them get away!" The people seized them all, and Elijah led them down to Kishon Brook and killed them.
do not
Jeremiah 2:11
No other nation has ever changed its gods, even though they were not real. But my people have exchanged me, the God who has brought them honor, for gods that can do nothing for them.
Jeremiah 7:8
"Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.
1 Samuel 12:21
Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
Isaiah 30:5
the people of Judah will regret that they ever trusted that unreliable nation, a nation that fails them when they expect help."
Habakkuk 2:18
What's the use of an idol? It is only something that a human being has made, and it tells you nothing but lies. What good does it do for its maker to trust it---a god that can't even talk!
Matthew 16:26
Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.