Jer 18:18, Mal 2:5-7 | 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 .

Jeremiah 18:18

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.”

Malachi 2:5-7

5 My covenant with him was one of life and ^dpeace, and I gave them to him. ^eIt was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name. 6 ^fTrue instruction ^{▼▼Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9} was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he ^hturned many from iniquity. 7 For ⁱthe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people ^{▼▼Hebrew they} should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.