Jer 18:18, 20:7-10, 26:2-8, Amo 5:10-12, 7:10-17, Mic 2:6-7 | ESV | STEP | Then they said , Come , let us make plots against Jeremiah , for the law shall not perish from the priest , nor counsel from the wise , nor the word from the prophet . Come , let us strike him with the tongue , and let us not pay attention to any of his words .

18 Then they said, ^a“Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, ^bfor the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. ^cCome, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 20:7-10

7 O Lord, ^dyou have deceived me,
and I was deceived;
^eyou are stronger than I,
and you have prevailed.
^fI have become a laughingstock all the day;
everyone mocks me.
8 For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, ^g“Violence and destruction!”
For ^hthe word of the Lord has become for me
ⁱa reproach and ^jderision all day long.
9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
^kthere is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and ^lI am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
10 ^mFor I hear many whispering.
ⁿTerror is on every side!
“Denounce him! ^oLet us denounce him!”
say all my ^pclose friends,
^qwatching for ^rmy fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then ^swe can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”

Jeremiah 26:2-8

2 “Thus says the Lord: ^tStand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord ^uall the words that I command you to speak to them; ^vdo not hold back a word. 3 ^wIt may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, ^xthat I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them ^ybecause of their evil deeds. 4 You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^zIf you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you, 5 ^aaand to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you ^aburgently, ^acthough you have not listened, 6 then I will make this house ^adlike Shiloh, and I will make this city ^aea curse for all the nations of the earth.’”

7 ^afThe priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then ^agthe priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die!

Amos 5:10-12

10 ^ahThey hate him who reproves ^aiin the gate,
and they ^ajabhor him who speaks the truth.
11 Therefore because you ^aktrample on ^{▼▼Or you tax} the poor
and you exact taxes of grain from him,
^amyou have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not dwell in them;
^anyou have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who ^aotake a bribe,
and ^apturn aside the needy ^aqin the gate.

Amos 7:10-17

Amos Accused

10 Then Amaziah ^arthe priest of Bethel sent to ^asJeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has ^atconspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos has said,

“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
and ^auIsrael must go into exile
away from his land.’”
12 And Amaziah said to Amos, ^av“O seer, go, flee away ^awto the land of Judah, and ^axeat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but ^aynever again prophesy at Bethel, for ^azit is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, ^ba“I was ^{▼▼Or am; twice in this verse} no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but ^bcI was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 ^bdBut the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 ^beNow therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say, ^bf‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
and ^bgdo not preach against the house of ^bhIsaac.’
17 ^biTherefore thus says the Lord:

“‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city,
and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
and your land ^bjshall be divided up with a measuring line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
and ^bkIsrael shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

Micah 2:6-7

6 ^bl“Do not preach”—thus they preach—
^bm“one should not preach of such things;
^bndisgrace will not overtake us.”
7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
^boHas the Lord grown impatient? ^{▼▼Hebrew Has the spirit of the Lord grown short?}
Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
to him who walks uprightly?