31 The prophets prophesy falsely,(A)
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?(B)

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10 Therefore, I will give(A) their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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14 But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit(A) of their own minds.

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As for you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, you will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. There you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends that you prophesied falsely(A) to.’”

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14 Among the prophets of Jerusalem also
I saw a horrible thing:
They commit adultery and walk in lies.
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,
and none turns his back on evil.
They are all like Sodom(A) to Me;
Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.

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25 “I have heard what the prophets who prophesy a lie in My name have said, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

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26 How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?

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32 I am against those who prophesy false dreams”(A)—the Lord’s declaration—“telling them and leading My people astray with their falsehoods and their boasting. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all(B) to these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

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10 for they prophesy a lie to you so that you will be removed from your land. I will banish you, and you will perish.

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14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are telling you, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you.(A) 15 ‘I have not sent them’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘and they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore, I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.’”

16 Then I spoke to the priests and all these people, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets. They are prophesying to you, claiming, “Look, very soon now the articles of the Lord’s temple will be brought back from Babylon.”(B) They are prophesying a lie to you.

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15 The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie.(A)

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for they are prophesying falsely to you in My name. I have not sent them.”(A) This is the Lord’s declaration.

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21 This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to Ahab son of Kolaiah and to Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, the ones prophesying a lie to you in My name:(A) “I am about to hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.

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31 “Send a message to all the exiles, saying: This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust a lie,(A)

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14 Your prophets saw visions for you
that were empty and deceptive;(A)
they did not reveal your guilt
and so restore your fortunes.(B)
They saw oracles for you
that were empty and misleading.

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If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him: You cannot remain alive because you have spoken falsely in the name of Yahweh. When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.(A)

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