²⁶^eMischief shall come ^fupon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; ^gthen shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but ^hthe law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from ⁱthe ancients.

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Footnotes

fSo Ps. 42:7. Jer. 4:20.
gSee Ps. 74:9. Comp. ch. 20:1, 3.
hSee Mal. 2:7.
iSee ch. 8:1.

Cross references

e Isai. 47:11.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Disaster comes upon disaster; rumor follows rumor. They seek a vision from the prophet, while the law perishes from the priest and counsel from the elders.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Calamity upon calamity will come,

and rumor upon rumor.

They will go searching for a vision from the prophet,

priestly instruction in the law will cease,

the counsel of the elders will come to an end.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Disaster after disaster will come,

and there will be rumor after rumor.

Then they will look for a vision from a prophet,

but instruction will perish from the priests

and counsel from the elders.

NLTNew Living Translation

Calamity will follow calamity;

rumor will follow rumor.

They will look in vain

for a vision from the prophets.

They will receive no teaching from the priests

and no counsel from the leaders.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Calamity upon calamity will come, and rumor will be upon rumor. And they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priest and counsel from the elders.