OLD TESTAMENT

Jeremiah 2:8

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The priests didn’t say, ‘Where is the LORD?’ and those who handle the law didn’t know me. The rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal and followed things that do not profit.

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Verse 8. Priests were silent, or abandoned themselves.—Pastors; “princes.” Chal. Manasses, Amon, and so forth—In Baal, promoting his worship. Bible.—The land was full of false prophets, and none stood up for the Lord.

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