Holman Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah 23:9-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

9. Concerning the prophets:My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble.I have become like a drunkard,like a man overcome by wine,because of the Lord,because of His holy words.

10. For the land is full of adulterers; the land mourns because of the curse, and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.Their way of life has become evil,and their power is not rightly used

11. because both prophet and priest are ungodly, even in My house I have found their evil.This is the Lord’s declaration.

12. Therefore, their way will be to themlike slippery paths in the gloom. They will be driven away and fall down there,for I will bring disaster on them,the year of their punishment. This is the Lord’s declaration.

13. Among the prophets of SamariaI saw something disgusting:They prophesied by Baaland led My people Israel astray.

14. Among the prophets of Jerusalem alsoI saw a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies.They strengthen the hands of evildoers,and none turns his back on evil.They are all like Sodom to Me;Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.