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12 They have spoken falsely of the Lord
    and have said, “He will do nothing.
No evil will come upon us,
    and we shall not see sword or famine.”(A)

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12 They have lied(A) about the Lord;
    they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(B)
    we will never see sword or famine.(C)

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Denunciation of Lying Prophets

13 Then I said: “Ah, Lord God! Here are the prophets saying to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you true peace in this place.’ ”(A)

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13 But I said, “Alas, Sovereign Lord! The prophets(A) keep telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine.(B) Indeed, I will give you lasting peace(C) in this place.’”

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If a prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.(A)

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“‘And if the prophet(A) is enticed(B) to utter a prophecy, I the Lord have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.(C)

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11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(A)

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11 For this reason God sends them(A) a powerful delusion(B) so that they will believe the lie(C)

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