Isaiah 56:9-12
Israel’s Irresponsible Leaders
9 aAll you beasts of the field, come to devour—all you beasts in the forest.
10 bHis watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent cdogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
11 dThe dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But ethey are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
feach to his own gain, one and all.
12 g“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
hand tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
Isaiah 57:17
17Because of the iniquity of his iunjust gain I was angry,I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
Jeremiah 8:10
10 jTherefore I will give their wives to othersand their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone kis greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 14:18
18 lIf I go out into the field,behold, those pierced by the sword!
mAnd if I enter the city,
behold, the diseases of famine!
nFor both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land
and have no knowledge.’”
Jeremiah 22:17
17But you have eyes and heartonly for your dishonest gain,
ofor shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
Jeremiah 23:11
11 p“Both prophet and priest are ungodly;even qin my house I have found their evil,
declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 22:12
12In you rthey take bribes to shed blood; syou take interest and profit ▼▼That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor (compare Leviticus 25:36)
and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but ume you have forgotten, declares the Lord God. Ezekiel 33:31
31 vAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for wwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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