Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,” says the LORD, “who tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting; yet I didn’t send them or command them. They don’t profit this people at all,” says the LORD.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
31Behold, I am against the prophets,” says the LORD, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:1If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
Isaiah 3:12As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.
Jeremiah 23:13“I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Jeremiah 23:21I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 27:14Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon;’ for they prophesy a lie to you.
Jeremiah 29:21The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name: “Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he will kill them before your eyes.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:10-33
Guilt of False Prophets. ( b. c. 600.) 9 Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord , and because of the words of his holiness. 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their… Read the whole commentary →