Jeremiah 23:11

23:11 Moreover, ¹  the Lord says, ² 

“Both the prophets and priests are godless.

I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

Ezekiel 21:25

21:25 “‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, ³ 

whose day has come, the time of final punishment,

Hebrews 12:16

12:16 And see to it that no one becomes ⁴  an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. ⁵ 

¹ tn The particle כִּי (ki) which begins this verse is parallel to the one at the beginning of the preceding verse. However, the connection is too distant to render it “for.” “Moreover” is intended to draw the parallel. The words “the Lord says” (Heb “Oracle of the Lord”) have been drawn up to the front to introduce the shift in speaker from Jeremiah, who describes his agitated state, to God, who describes the sins of the prophets and priests and his consequent judgment on them.

² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

³ tn This probably refers to King Zedekiah.

⁴ tn Grk “that there not be any,” continuing from v. 15.

⁵ sn An allusion to Gen 27:34-41.