“An appalling thing
Has happened in the land.
A horrible thing
Has happened in the land.
The prophets prophesy falsely.
The priests rule
As the prophets direct them.
My people love to have it so.
But what will you do
When the end comes?”
Jeremiah points out that although terrible appalling and horrible things are happening in the land, the people still love it. The prophets are prophesying falsely, while the priests follow what the prophets say. No one is calling them out for their false words, but everyone seems to like it. What is going to happen to them when the end comes?
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 