Jeremiah 5:30-31

New King James Version

³⁰“An astonishing and ^(A)horrible thing
Has been committed in the land:
³¹The prophets prophesy ^(B)falsely,
And the priests rule by their own power;
And My people ^(C)love to have it so.
But what will you do in the end?

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Jeremiah 5:30-31

New American Standard Bible

³⁰“An appalling and ^(A)horrible thing
Has happened in the land:
³¹The ^(B)prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule ^[a]on their own authority;
And My people ^(C)love it this way!
But what will you do ^[b]when the end comes?

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 5:31 Lit over their own hands
Jeremiah 5:31 Lit at the end of it

Jeremiah 5:30-31

Amplified Bible

³⁰
“An appalling and horrible thing [bringing desolation and destruction]
Has come to pass in the land:
³¹
The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule ^[a]on their own authority;
And My people love [to have] it so!
But what will you do when the end comes?

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 5:31 Lit by their own hands.

Jeremiah 5:30-31

New International Version

³⁰“A horrible^(A) and shocking thing
    has happened in the land:
³¹The prophets prophesy lies,^(B)
    the priests^(C) rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
    But what will you do in the end?^(D)