who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deception;

Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel, Because you have despised this Word, and trust in oppression and perversity, and lean on them;

seeing as how you hate correction, and cast off My Words behind you?

Because they hated knowledge and chose not the fear of Jehovah.

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their own power; and my people love to have it so, and what will you do in the end?

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot give heed. Behold, the Word of Jehovah is a reproach to them; they have no delight in it.

And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him; the Word that I speak will judge him in the Last Day.

Who has believed Our report? And to whom has the arm of Jehovah been revealed?

Surely my soul has been calm and quiet, like a child weaned by his mother; my soul is like a weaned child.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to babes.

But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! they were indignant

and said to Him, Do You hear what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes. Have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise?

Truly, I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.

as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,