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.”

False Prophets

13 But, “Ah, Lord [a]God!” I said, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You (E)will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I will give you [b]lasting (F)peace in this place.’” 14 Then the Lord said to me, “The (G)prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. (H)I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a (I)false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own [c]minds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 14:13 Lit peace of truth
  3. Jeremiah 14:14 Lit hearts