Jeremiah 23:21-40
Jeremiah 23.21-40
"I did not send these prophets or speak to them, but they ran to find
you and to preach their message. If they had been in a meeting of my
council in heaven, they would have told you people of Judah to give up
your sins and come back to me.
I am everywhere- both near and far, in heaven and on earth. There are
no secret places where you can hide from me.
These unfaithful prophets claim that I have given them a dream or a
vision, and then they tell lies in my name. But everything they say
comes from their own twisted minds. How long can this go on? They
tell each other their dreams and try to get my people to reject me,
just as their ancestors left me and worshiped Baal. Their dreams and
my truth are as different as straw and wheat. But when prophets speak
for me, they must say only what I have told them. My words are a
powerful fire; they are a hammer that shatters rocks.These unfaithful
prophets claim I give them their dreams, but it isn't true. I didn't
choose them to be my prophets, and yet they babble on and on, speaking
in my name, while stealing words from each other. And when my people
hear these liars, they are led astray instead of being helped. So I
warn you that I am now the enemy of these prophets. I, the Lord, have
spoken.
News and Nuisance
The Lord said to me:
Jeremiah, when a prophet or a priest or anyone else comes to you and
asks, "Does the Lord have news for us?" tell them, "You people are a
nuisance to the Lord, and he will get rid of you." If any of you say,
"Here is news from the Lord," I will punish you and your families,
even if you are a prophet or a priest. Instead, you must ask your
friends and relatives, "What answer did the Lord give?" or "What has
the Lord said?" It seems that you each have your own news! So if you
say, "Here is news from the Lord," you are twisting my words into a
lie. Remember that I am your God, the Lord All-Powerful.
If you go to a prophet, it's all right to ask, "What answer did the
Lord give to my question?" or "What has the Lord said?" But if you
disobey me and say, "Here is news from the Lord," I will pick you up
and throw you far away. And I will abandon this city of Jerusalem that
I gave to your ancestors. You will never be free from your shame and
disgrace."
God bless you.
"I did not send these prophets or speak to them, but they ran to find
you and to preach their message. If they had been in a meeting of my
council in heaven, they would have told you people of Judah to give up
your sins and come back to me.
I am everywhere- both near and far, in heaven and on earth. There are
no secret places where you can hide from me.
These unfaithful prophets claim that I have given them a dream or a
vision, and then they tell lies in my name. But everything they say
comes from their own twisted minds. How long can this go on? They
tell each other their dreams and try to get my people to reject me,
just as their ancestors left me and worshiped Baal. Their dreams and
my truth are as different as straw and wheat. But when prophets speak
for me, they must say only what I have told them. My words are a
powerful fire; they are a hammer that shatters rocks.These unfaithful
prophets claim I give them their dreams, but it isn't true. I didn't
choose them to be my prophets, and yet they babble on and on, speaking
in my name, while stealing words from each other. And when my people
hear these liars, they are led astray instead of being helped. So I
warn you that I am now the enemy of these prophets. I, the Lord, have
spoken.
News and Nuisance
The Lord said to me:
Jeremiah, when a prophet or a priest or anyone else comes to you and
asks, "Does the Lord have news for us?" tell them, "You people are a
nuisance to the Lord, and he will get rid of you." If any of you say,
"Here is news from the Lord," I will punish you and your families,
even if you are a prophet or a priest. Instead, you must ask your
friends and relatives, "What answer did the Lord give?" or "What has
the Lord said?" It seems that you each have your own news! So if you
say, "Here is news from the Lord," you are twisting my words into a
lie. Remember that I am your God, the Lord All-Powerful.
If you go to a prophet, it's all right to ask, "What answer did the
Lord give to my question?" or "What has the Lord said?" But if you
disobey me and say, "Here is news from the Lord," I will pick you up
and throw you far away. And I will abandon this city of Jerusalem that
I gave to your ancestors. You will never be free from your shame and
disgrace."
God bless you.
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