KJV ORIGINAL
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The leaders take bribes to make their rulings, the priests only teach if you pay them, and the prophets will tell you whatever you want to hear for the right price. But then they have the nerve to act like they're tight with God, saying 'God's got our back, nothing bad can happen to us.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
You can't live corrupt and expect God to cosign your mess just because you claim him.
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