Bible Cross References
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Jeremiah 2:26
The LORD says, "Just as a thief is disgraced when caught, so all you people of Israel will be disgraced---your kings and officials, your priests and prophets.
Ezra 9:7
From the days of our ancestors until now, we, your people, have sinned greatly. Because of our sins we, our kings, and our priests have fallen into the hands of foreign kings, and we have been slaughtered, robbed, and carried away as prisoners. We have been totally disgraced, as we still are today.
Nehemiah 9:32-34
32
"O God, our God, how great you are! How terrifying, how powerful! You faithfully keep your covenant promises. From the time when Assyrian kings oppressed us, even till now, how much we have suffered! Our kings, our leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors, and all our people have suffered. Remember how much we have suffered!
33
You have done right to punish us; you have been faithful, even though we have sinned.
34
Our ancestors, our kings, leaders, and priests have not kept your Law. They did not listen to your commands and warnings.
Isaiah 1:4-6
4
You are doomed, you sinful nation, you corrupt and evil people! Your sins drag you down! You have rejected the LORD, the holy God of Israel, and have turned your backs on him.
5
Why do you keep on rebelling? Do you want to be punished even more? Israel, your head is already covered with wounds, and your heart and mind are sick.
6
From head to foot there is not a healthy spot on your body. You are covered with bruises and sores and open wounds. Your wounds have not been cleaned or bandaged. No medicine has been put on them.
Isaiah 1:23-6
Isaiah 9:14
In a single day the LORD will punish Israel's leaders and its people; he will cut them off, head and tail.
Isaiah 9:15
The old and honorable men are the head---and the tail is the prophets whose teachings are lies!
Ezekiel 22:6
All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.
Ezekiel 22:25-29
25
The leaders are like lions roaring over the animals they have killed. They kill the people, take all the money and property they can get, and by their murders leave many widows.
26
The priests break my law and have no respect for what is holy. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. They do not teach the difference between clean and unclean things, and they ignore the Sabbath. As a result the people of Israel do not respect me.
27
The government officials are like wolves tearing apart the animals they have killed. They commit murder in order to get rich.
28
The prophets have hidden these sins like workers covering a wall with whitewash. They see false visions and make false predictions. They claim to speak the word of the Sovereign LORD, but I, the LORD, have not spoken to them.
29
The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.
Daniel 9:6
We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our rulers, our ancestors, and our whole nation.
Daniel 9:8
Our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors have acted shamefully and sinned against you, Lord.
Micah 3:1-5
1
Listen, you rulers of Israel! You are supposed to be concerned about justice,
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yet you hate what is good and you love what is evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh off their bones.
3
You eat my people up. You strip off their skin, break their bones, and chop them up like meat for the pot.
4
The time is coming when you will cry out to the LORD, but he will not answer you. He will not listen to your prayers, for you have done evil.
5
My people are deceived by prophets who promise peace to those who pay them, but threaten war for those who don't. To these prophets the LORD says,
Micah 3:9-12
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Listen to me, you rulers of Israel, you that hate justice and turn right into wrong.
10
You are building God's city, Jerusalem, on a foundation of murder and injustice.
11
The city's rulers govern for bribes, the priests interpret the Law for pay, the prophets give their revelations for money---and they all claim that the LORD is with them. "No harm will come to us," they say. "The LORD is with us."
12
And so, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the Temple hill will become a forest.
Zephaniah 3:1-4
1
Jerusalem is doomed, that corrupt, rebellious city that oppresses its own people.
2
It has not listened to the LORD or accepted his discipline. It has not put its trust in the LORD or asked for his help.
3
Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.
4
The prophets are irresponsible and treacherous; the priests defile what is sacred, and twist the law of God to their own advantage.