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Jeremiah 23:32

“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.

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ASV

Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.

KJV

Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִ֠נְנִיHi.nihere IH2005 →
עַֽל־'al-[am] onH5921 →
נִבְּאֵ֞יni.be.'Ei[those who] prophesyH5012 →
חֲלֹמ֥וֹתcha.lo.Mot<of> dreams ofH2472 →
שֶׁ֙קֶר֙she.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַֽיְסַפְּרוּם֙vay.sa.pe.Rumand they have recounted themH5608 →
וַיַּתְע֣וּvai.yat.'Uand they caused to errH8582 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbe.shik.rei.Hemby falsehoods theirH8267 →
וּבְפַחֲזוּתָ֑םu.ve.fa.cha.zu.Tamand by recklessness theirH6350 →
וְאָנֹכִ֨יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
שְׁלַחְתִּ֜יםshe.lach.TimI sent themH7971 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
צִוִּיתִ֗יםtzi.vi.TimI appointed themH6680 →
וְהוֹעֵ֛ילve.ho.'Eiland certainly <to benefit>H3276 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יוֹעִ֥ילוּyo.'I.luthey benefitH3276 →
לָֽעָם־la.'om-<to> the peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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John 10:1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.Romans 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”Zephaniah 3:4Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.Ezekiel 13:7–18Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?Lamentations 2:14The 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.Zechariah 13:2–3And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.Jeremiah 7:8But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Jeremiah 29:31“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:1 Timothy 4:2influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.Jeremiah 29:21–23This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.Jeremiah 23:16This 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.Jeremiah 23:25“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’Isaiah 3:12Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Jeremiah 27:14–22Do 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.Jeremiah 23:21–22I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

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