Jeremiah 23:9-11

New International Reader's Version

My heart is broken inside me.
    All my bones tremble with fear.
I am like a man who is drunk.
    I am like a strong man who has had too much wine.
That’s what the Lord’s holy words
    have done to me.
¹⁰ The land is full of people
    who aren’t faithful to the Lord.
Now the land is under his curse.
    And that’s why it is thirsty for water.
    That’s why the desert grasslands are dry.
The prophets are leading sinful lives.
    They don’t use their power in the right way.

¹¹ “Prophets and priests alike are ungodly,”
    announces the Lord.
    “Even in my temple I find them sinning.