Jer.2.8

Jeremiah 2:8

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The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Israel Has Forsaken God

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:12

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¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

Eli’s Wicked Sons

The Sin of Eli’s Sons

Jeremiah 4:22

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For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Lamentation for Judah

Jeremiah 9:14

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But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

A Lament over Zion

Jeremiah 10:21

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For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

The Coming Captivity of Judah

Jeremiah 16:19

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O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

God Will Restore Israel

Jeremiah 18:18

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¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

Another Plot against Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:13

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And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Lying Prophets

Ezekiel 22:26

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Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Israel’s Wicked Leaders

Ezekiel 34:2

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Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

Habakkuk 2:18

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¶ What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Woe to the Chaldeans

Malachi 2:7

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For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

A Warning to the Priests

Malachi 2:8

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But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts.