...deceivers, from the days of Moses till the destruction of Jerusalem. — " The prophets prophesy falsely ; the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so," was the testimony of Jeremiah. So likewise under the Christian dispensation, from the defection of...

...from the days of Moses till the destruction of Jerusalem " The prophets prophesy falsely ; thepriests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so," was the testimony of Jeremiah. So likewise , under the Christian dispensation, from the defection of...

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...for bounds to the sea by a perpetual decree, that the waves thereof cannot pass ! And he said, ' A horrible thing is committed in the land ; the prophets...falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means. Shall not I visit for these things, saith the Lord ? Shall not my soul be avenged upon such a nation...

...you will take believing to be the safe side? Then ' thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means.' Jer. v. 31. ' The prophet is a fool : the spiritual man is mad.' Horea i. 7. ' Thus saith the Lord...

...prophet hath spoken it presumptuously." That the priests did pervert astrology see Jer. v. 31 : — " The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means." As the art of correctly judging astrology is based entirely on the belief in the Almighty, so idolatry...

...wonderful and horrible thing is come to pass in the land ; the prophets prophesy falsely," ... for "my people love to have it so ; and what will ye do in the end thereof ?" Surely we may henceforth claim, in the interests of truth or (which is the same thing) science,...

...preaching tickled the ears of a worldly and pleasureloving people. Jeremiah cried (Jer. 5:30, 31): "A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the...have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" There was shocking need for a revival in Jerusalem and Jeremiah earnestly pled with them to "BREAK...

...walked after things that do not profit"! Jer 5:31 explains why they have gotten away with their lies: "the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have its so! And what will you do in the end thereof?" When the Jews were deceived by their priests and...

...and the people preferred the prophets who made happy talk and cried "peace" when there was no peace. "A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the...have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?" (Jeremiah 5:30,31) Jeremiah was commanded not to have a wife and family as a living metaphor and warning...