Verse 31
Jeremiah 5:31
Geneva Bible
31
The Prophets prophesie lies, and ye Priests receiue giftes in their handes, and my people delite therein. What will ye then doe in the ende thereof?
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/נְּבִיאִ֞ים נִבְּא֣וּ בַ/שֶּׁ֗קֶר וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִים֙ יִרְדּ֣וּ עַל יְדֵי/הֶ֔ם וְ/עַמִּ֖/י אָ֣הֲבוּ כֵ֑ן וּ/מַֽה תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ לְ/אַחֲרִיתָֽ/הּ
English Translation
The prophets prophesied falsely, and the priests ruled by their own means, and my people loved it so. And what will you do in the end?
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Chapter 5 Context
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Run to and from by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open p...
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For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
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3
O Lord, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? thou hast striken them, but they haue not sorowed: thou...
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4
Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, n...
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5
I will get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them: for they haue knowen the way of the Lor...
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6
Wherefore a lyon out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the wildernesse shall destroy the...
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7
Howe should I spare thee for this? thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no god...
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8
They rose vp in the morning like fed horses: for euery man neyed after his neighbours wife.
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9
Shall I not visite for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation...
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10
Clime vp vpon their walles, and destroy them, but make not a full ende: take away their batilments,...
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11
For the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah haue grieuously trespassed against me, saith the Lor...
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12
They haue denied the Lord, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither s...
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13
And the Prophetes shall be as winde, and the worde is not in them: thus shall it come vnto them.
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14
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God (Elohim) of hostes, Because ye speake such wordes, beholde, I will...
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15
Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mighti...
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16
Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.
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17
And they shall eate thine haruest and thy bread: they shall deuoure thy sonnes and thy daughters: th...
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18
Neuerthelesse at those dayes, sayth the Lord, I will not make a full ende of you.
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19
And when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God (Elohim) doe these things vnto vs? then shal...
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20
Declare this in the house of Iaakob, and publish it in Iudah, saying,
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21
Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which hau...
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22
Feare ye not me, saith the Lord? or will ye not be afraide at my presence, which haue placed the san...
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23
But this people hath an vnfaithfull and rebellious heart: they are departed and gone.
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24
For they say not in their heart, Let vs nowe feare the Lord our God (Elohim), that giueth raine both...
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25
Yet your iniquities haue turned away these things, and your sinnes haue hindred good things from you...
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26
For among my people are founde wicked persons, that lay waite as hee that setteth snares: they haue...
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27
As a cage is full of birdes, so are their houses full of deceite: thereby they are become great and...
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28
They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgeme...
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29
Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nati...
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30
An horrible and filthie thing is committed in the land.
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31
The Prophets prophesie lies, and ye Priests receiue giftes in their handes, and my people delite the...