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False Prophets Will Be Punished

A message to the prophets:

My heart is ·broken [L shattered within me].
    All my bones shake.
I’m like someone who is drunk,
    like someone who has been ·overcome [inebriated] with wine.
This is because of the Lord
    and his holy words.
10 The land [C of Judah] is full of people who are guilty of adultery.
    Because of the curse the land ·is sad [mourns],
    and the pastures of the ·desert [wilderness] have dried up.
The people [Their lives/L courses] are evil
    and ·they use their power in the wrong way [L their power is not right].

11 “Both the prophets and the priests are ungodly.
    I have found even in my own ·Temple [L house],” says the Lord.

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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