Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,' says the Lord, 'and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I did not send them, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all,' says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
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 there arise in the midst of you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he give 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 sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 27:14Do not 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 29:21"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, 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 shall 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 →