微读圣经

Unjust Leaders Judged

1Then I said, “Now listen, Is 1:10; Mc 3:9 leaders of Jacob,

you rulers of the house of Israel.

Aren’t you supposed to know what is just? Ps 82:1-5; Jr 5:5

2You hate good and love evil.

You tear off people’s skin Ps 53:4; Ezk 22:27; Mc 2:8; 7:2-3

and strip their flesh from their bones.

3You eat the flesh Ps 14:4; 27:2; Zph 3:3 of my people

after you strip their skin from them

and break their bones.

You chop them up Ezk 11:3,6-7

like flesh for the cooking pot,

like meat in a cauldron.”

4Then they will cry out Ps 18:41; Pr 1:28; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11 to the Lord,

but He will not answer them.

He will hide His face from them at that time Dt 31:17; Is 59:2

because of the crimes they have committed.

False Prophets Judged

5This is what the Lord says

concerning the prophets

who lead my people astray, Is 3:12; 9:15-16; Jr 14:14-15

who proclaim Jr 6:14 peace

when they have food to sink their teeth into

but declare war against the one

who puts nothing in their mouths.

6Therefore, it will be night Is 8:20-22; 29:10-12 for you —

without visions;

it will grow dark for you —

without divination. Dt 18:10; Jos 13:22

The sun will set Is 59:10 on these prophets,

and the daylight will turn black over them.

7Then the seers will be ashamed Zch 13:4

and the diviners disappointed. Is 44:25; 47:12-14

They will all cover their mouths Lit mustache Lv 13:45; Lm 4:13-15; Ezk 24:17,22; Mc 7:16

because there will be no answer from God. 1Sm 28:6; Is 29:9-12; Mc 3:4

8As for me, however, I am filled with power Is 61:1-2; Jr 1:18

by the Spirit of the Lord,

with justice and courage,

to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion

and to Israel his sin. Is 58:1

Zion’s Destruction

9Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob, Mc 3:1

you rulers of the house of Israel,

who abhor justice Ps 58:1-2; Is 1:23

and pervert everything that is right,

10who build Zion with bloodshed Jr 22:13,17; Hab 2:12

and Jerusalem with injustice.

11Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, Is 1:23; Mc 7:3

her priests teach for payment, Jr 6:13

and her prophets practice divination for money.

Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,

“Isn’t the Lord Is 48:2 among us?

No disaster will overtake us.”

12Therefore, because of you,

Zion will be plowed like a field,

Jerusalem will become ruins, Jr 9:11

and the hill of the temple mount Mc 4:1

will be a thicket. Jr 26:18