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A message about the false prophets

I am very upset about what the prophets are doing.
    My body is shaking.
I move like a man who has become drunk,
    someone who has drunk too much wine.
I am afraid because of the Lord
    and the holy message that he has spoken.
10 The land is full of people who are not faithful to God.
The prophets live wicked lives.
    They use their power in a bad way.
Because of that, God has cursed the land.
    The land is as dry as a desert,
    and the fields have no grass.
11 The Lord says,
    ‘The prophets and the priests are all wicked.
I see the evil things that they do,
    even in my temple.

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Lying Prophets

Concerning the prophets:

My heart(A) is broken within me;
    all my bones tremble.(B)
I am like a drunken man,
    like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
    and his holy words.(C)
10 The land is full of adulterers;(D)
    because of the curse[a](E) the land lies parched
    and the pastures(F) in the wilderness are withered.(G)
The prophets follow an evil course
    and use their power unjustly.

11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(H)
    even in my temple(I) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:10 Or because of these things