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12 Now I will punish you
    with disaster,
and you will slip and fall
    in the darkness.
I, the Lord, have spoken.

13 The prophets in Samaria
    were repulsive to me,
because they preached
in the name of Baal
    and led my people astray.
14 (A) And you prophets in Jerusalem
    are even worse.
You're unfaithful in marriage[a]
    and never tell the truth.[b]
You even lead others to sin
instead of helping them
    turn back to me.
You and the people of Jerusalem
are evil like Sodom
    and Gomorrah.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 23.14 in marriage: Or “to me.”
  2. 23.14 never tell the truth: Or “worship other gods.”
  3. 23.14 Sodom and Gomorrah: Two cities that the Lord destroyed because their people were so evil (see Genesis 18.16—19.29).

12 “Therefore their path will become slippery;(A)
    they will be banished to darkness
    and there they will fall.
I will bring disaster on them
    in the year they are punished,(B)
declares the Lord.

13 “Among the prophets of Samaria
    I saw this repulsive thing:
They prophesied by Baal(C)
    and led my people Israel astray.(D)
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem
    I have seen something horrible:(E)
    They commit adultery and live a lie.(F)
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,(G)
    so that not one of them turns from their wickedness.(H)
They are all like Sodom(I) to me;
    the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”(J)

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