Jeremiah 5:29-31

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²⁹Shall I not punish them for these things?
                says the Lord,
    and shall I not avenge myself
    on a nation such as this?”

³⁰An appalling and horrible thing
    has happened in the land:
³¹the prophets prophesy falsely,
    and the priests rule at their direction;
my people love to have it so,
    but what will you do when the end comes?

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