3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. 5 The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
Zephaniah 3:3–5
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Ezekiel 22:26–28
26 Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. 27 Her officials… 28 …
Micah 6:11–13
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Micah 3:10–12
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Isaiah 1:20–22
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Nahum 3:1–2
1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. 2 The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot!
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Jeremiah 2:29–31
29 Why do you bring a case against Me? You have all rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD. 30 “I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.” 31 You people of this generation, consider th…
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