11 So the Lord said to me, “(A)Do not pray for the welfare of this people. 12 When they fast, I am (B)not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer (C)burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept them. Rather I am going to (D)make an end of them by the (E)sword, famine and pestilence.”

False Prophets

13 But, “Ah, Lord [a]God!” I said, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You (F)will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I will give you [b]lasting (G)peace in this place.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:13 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Jeremiah 14:13 Lit peace of truth