Jeremiah 14:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 14:14

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.

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.’ ”

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The spirit that was speaking to them was not divine. It was supernatural though. The people submitted to it because they did not put the prophet to the test to see whether or not his teaching was in harmony with what had already been revealed through God's messenger Moses.

God blames the plight of the nation on the false prophets who were listened to. What did they do? They lulled the people into complacency, which led them to believe that all was well when it was not well. They preached to them smooth things because the people had itching ears. They liked the things that were taught to them, but it was not the Word of God. God says they were lies given in His name. If one listens to them, then it is the same thing as the blind leading the blind and they both fall in the ditch.

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