24 And now I have learnt that for seventy weeks ye shall go astray, and profane the priesthood, and pollute the sacrifices. (T12) 25 And ye shall make void the law, and set at nought the words of the prophets by evil perverseness. (T12) 26 And ye shall persecute righteous men, and hate the godly; the words of the faithful shall ye abhor. (T12)
Testament of Levi 4:24–26
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