Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. But they too, with one accord, had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.
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get me.

Amos 4:1
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink."

Micah 3:1
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

Malachi 2:7
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts."

but these.

Jeremiah 6:13
"For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

Psalm 2:2, 3
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: . . .

Ezekiel 22:6-8, 25-29
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. . . .

Micah 3:1-4, 11
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? . . .

Micah 7:3, 4
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. . . .

Zephaniah 3:3-5
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. . . .

Matthew 19:23-26
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I tell you, it is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Luke 18:24
Seeing the man's sorrow, Jesus said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God.

Luke 19:14
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'

Acts 4:26, 27
The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' . . .

James 2:5-7
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I will go to the great And will speak to them, For they know the way of the LORD And the ordinance of their God." But they too, with one accord, have broken the yoke And burst the bonds.

King James Bible
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God. However, these also had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.

International Standard Version
Let me go to the leaders and speak to them. For they know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God." "But they, all together, have broken the yoke and torn off the restraints.

NET Bible
I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them." Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.
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