The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the ho
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do i
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whe
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the tr
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greates
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with thei
Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.
Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you hav
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own i
But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their ev
“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying t
“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I wil
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcer
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persu
“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the pre
But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of th
Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you,