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Prophets Who Tell Lies

Here is my message about the prophets.

My heart is broken inside me.
    All my bones tremble with fear.
I am like a man who is drunk.
    I am like a strong man who has had too much wine.
That’s what the Lord’s holy words
    have done to me.
10 The land is full of people
    who aren’t faithful to the Lord.
Now the land is under his curse.
    And that’s why it is thirsty for water.
    That’s why the desert grasslands are dry.
The prophets are leading sinful lives.
    They don’t use their power in the right way.

11 “Prophets and priests alike are ungodly,”
    announces the Lord.
    “Even in my temple I find them sinning.

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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