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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!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Or deception
  2. Jeremiah 14:14 Lit. prophesying
  3. Jeremiah 14:14 or divination