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11 “For both prophet as well as priest are godless,
    even in my temple I have found their wickedness,” declares[a] Yahweh.
12 Therefore[b] their way will be to them like the slippery places,
    they will be pushed in the darkness,
and they will fall into it,
    for I will bring disaster on them in the year of their punishment,” declares[c] Yahweh.
13 “Now in the prophets of Samaria I saw a disgusting thing.
    They prophesied by Baal and they caused my people Israel to err.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:11 Literally “a declaration of”
  2. Jeremiah 23:12 Literally “To thus”
  3. Jeremiah 23:12 Literally “a declaration of”

11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(A)
    even in my temple(B) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore their path will become slippery;(C)
    they will be banished to darkness
    and there they will fall.
I will bring disaster on them
    in the year they are punished,(D)
declares the Lord.

13 “Among the prophets of Samaria
    I saw this repulsive thing:
They prophesied by Baal(E)
    and led my people Israel astray.(F)

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