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Jeremiah 23:16

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

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ASV

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Jehovah.

KJV

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
אַֽל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּשְׁמְע֞וּtish.me.'Uyou listenH8085 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
דִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697 →
הַנְּבִאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
הַנִּבְּאִ֣יםha.ni.be.'Imwho are prophesyingH5012 →
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemto <the> you
מַהְבִּלִ֥יםmah.bi.Lim[are] deludingH1891 →
הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992 →
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
חֲז֤וֹןcha.Zon[the] vision ofH2377 →
לִבָּם֙li.Bamown heart theirH3820 →
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruthey speakH1696 →
לֹ֖אlo'notH3808 →
מִפִּ֥יmi.Pifrom [the] mouth ofH6310 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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Jeremiah 14:14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.Ezekiel 13:6They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.2 Corinthians 11:13–15For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.Jeremiah 27:9–10But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.Galatians 1:8–9But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.Jeremiah 23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.2 Kings 17:15They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and themselves became worthless, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.Jeremiah 27:14–17Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.Micah 2:11If 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 preacher for this people!Jeremiah 23:26How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?Ezekiel 13:23therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”Jeremiah 9:20Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.Jeremiah 29:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.Ezekiel 22:28Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.Proverbs 19:27If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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