¹³ Then I said, “Ah, Lord God, look! The prophets are saying to them, ‘You won’t see the sword and you won’t experience famine. Rather, I’ll give you lasting peace in this place.’”

¹⁴ Then the Lord told me, “The prophets are prophesying lies^[a] in my name. I didn’t send them, I didn’t command them, and I didn’t speak to them. They’re proclaiming^[b] to you false visions, worthless predictions,^[c] and the delusions of their own minds. ¹⁵ Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the false prophets who prophesy in my name, ‘There will be no sword and famine in this land’ (though I haven’t sent them): ‘By the sword and by famine these prophets will be finished off!