Jeremiah 14:14
The prophets prophesy lies - They say they have visions, but they have them by divination, and they are false. The people should know their character, and avoid them but they love to have it so, and will not be undeceived.
12 aWhen they fast, I will not hear their cry; and bwhen they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But cI will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
13 aThen I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you1 assured bpeace in this place.’ ”
14 And the Lord said to me, a“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. bI have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision,1 divination, a worthless thing, and the cdeceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, aand who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed!
16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; athey will have no one to bury them—them nor their wives, their sons nor their daughters—for I will pour their wickedness on them.’
17 “Therefore you shall say this word to them:
a‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
bFor the virgin daughter of my people
Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.
a‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
bFor the virgin daughter of my people
Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.
18 If I go out to athe field,
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and bpriest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and bpriest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
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Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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