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12 When they fast, I am (A)not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer (B)burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to (C)make an end of them by the (D)sword, famine, and pestilence.”

Lying Prophets

13 But, “Ah, Lord Yahweh!” I said, “Behold, the prophets are saying to them, ‘You (E)will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I will give you true (F)peace in this place.’” 14 Then Yahweh said to me, “The (G)prophets are prophesying lies in My name. (H)I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a (I)vision of lies, divination, futility, and the deception of their own hearts.

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12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(A) though they offer burnt offerings(B) and grain offerings,(C) I will not accept(D) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(E) famine(F) and plague.”(G)

13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(H) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(I) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(J) in this place.’”

14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(K) in my name. I have not sent(L) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(M) divinations,(N) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations