Jeremiah 14:15-18

15Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although aI did not send them, and who say, bSword and famine shall not come upon this land’: cBy sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed. 16And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, dwith none to bury themthem, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.

17 “You shall say to them this word:
e‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day,
and let them not cease,
for the virgin fdaughter of my people is shattered with a great wound,
gwith a very grievous blow.
18 hIf I go out into the field,
behold, those pierced by the sword!
iAnd if I enter the city,
behold, the diseases of famine!
jFor both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land
and have no knowledge.’”

Jeremiah 23:11-15

11 kBoth prophet and priest are ungodly;
even lin my house I have found their evil,

declares the Lord.
12 mTherefore their way shall be to them
like slippery paths nin the darkness,
into which they shall be driven and fall,
for I will bring disaster upon them
oin the year of their punishment,

declares the Lord.
13In the prophets of pSamaria
qI saw an unsavory thing:
rthey prophesied by Baal
sand led my people Israel astray.
14But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
tthey commit adultery and walk in lies;
uthey strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
vall of them have become like Sodom to me,
wand its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
15Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
xBehold, I will feed them with bitter food
yand give them zpoisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has gone out into all the land.”

Jeremiah 27:13-15

13 aaWhy will you and your people die abby the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, acas the Lord has spoken concerning any nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 adDo not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ aefor it is a lie that they are prophesying to you. 15I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but afthey are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”

Lamentations 1:11

11 All her people aggroan
as ahthey search for bread;
they trade their aitreasures for ajfood
to revive their strength.
Look, O Lord, and see,
for I am despised.”

Lamentations 2:20

20 Look, O Lord, and see!
akWith whom have you dealt thus?
alShould women eat the fruit of their womb,
the children of amtheir tender care?
Should anpriest and prophet be killed
in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Lamentations 4:7-9

7 Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form
The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
was like sapphire.
Hebrew lapis lazuli

8 aqNow their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
9 Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.

Lamentations 5:12

12 arPrinces are hung up by their hands;
asno respect is shown to the elders.
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