Jeremiah 23:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶ Don't listen to the lies
of these false prophets,
    you people of Judah!
The message they preach
    is something they imagined;
it did not come from me,
    the Lord All-Powerful.
¹⁷ These prophets go to people
    who refuse to respect me
and who are stubborn
    and do whatever they please.
The prophets tell them,
“The Lord has promised
    everything will be fine.”