Jeremiah 29:9

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For they are prophesying falsely in my name. I have not sent them, declares the LORD.

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  • Jer 27:15 : 15 For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, yet they prophesy lies in my name, so that I might drive you out, and you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.
  • Jer 29:31 : 31 Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie.
  • Jer 29:23 : 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors' wives and speaking lies in my name, things I did not command them to do. I am the one who knows and the one who witnesses this, declares the LORD.

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  • Jer 27:14-16
    3 verses
    90%

    14Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying lies to you.

    15For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, yet they prophesy lies in my name, so that I might drive you out, and you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.

    16Then I said to the priests and all this people: This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, ‘The articles of the LORD’s house will soon be returned from Babylon.’ They are prophesying lies to you.

  • Jer 14:13-15
    3 verses
    86%

    13But I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'"

    14The LORD said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in My name. I did not send them, command them, or speak to them. They are seeing false visions, giving worthless divinations and deceitful messages from their own hearts.

    15Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who declare, 'No sword or famine will touch this land': By sword and famine, those prophets will meet their end.

  • Jer 23:30-32
    3 verses
    82%

    30Therefore, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal My words from each other.

    31Yes, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who wag their tongues and declare, ‘This is the LORD’s declaration.’

    32Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. They tell them and lead My people astray with their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send or command them to do so, and they do not benefit these people at all, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 29:8
    82%

    8This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Do not let the prophets or diviners among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that you are dreaming.

  • Ezek 13:6-9
    4 verses
    80%

    6They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘This is the declaration of the LORD,’ when the LORD has not sent them, and they hope to fulfill their words.

    7Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you say, ‘Thus says the LORD,’ but I have not spoken?

    8Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.

    9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people, nor be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 27:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9So do not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, soothsayers, or sorcerers who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’

    10They are prophesying lies to you, and the result will be that I will drive you far from your land, and you will perish.

  • Jer 23:25-26
    2 verses
    79%

    25I have heard what the prophets who prophesy falsely in My name are saying: 'I have dreamed! I have dreamed!'

    26How long will this continue in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of deceit in their own hearts?

  • Jer 23:16
    79%

    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.

  • Jer 28:15
    77%

    15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, 'Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, but you have led this people to trust in falsehood.'

  • Jer 29:19-21
    3 verses
    77%

    19I will do this because they have not listened to my words—this is the LORD's declaration—that I sent to them again and again through my servants the prophets. And you also have not listened—this is the LORD's declaration.

    20So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

    21This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: 'I am about to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.'

  • Jer 23:21
    76%

    21I did not send these prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.

  • Jer 29:30-31
    2 verses
    76%

    30Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying:

    31Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie.

  • Jer 29:23
    74%

    23For they have done outrageous things in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors' wives and speaking lies in my name, things I did not command them to do. I am the one who knows and the one who witnesses this, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 5:31
    74%

    31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?

  • Ezek 14:9
    74%

    9And if the prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is I, the LORD, who have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

  • Deut 18:22
    74%

    22If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be afraid of him.

  • Ezek 22:28
    73%

    28Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.

  • Mic 2:6
    73%

    6'Do not preach,' they preach. 'Do not preach about such things; disgrace will not overtake us.'

  • Jer 9:6
    73%

    6Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?

  • Isa 30:10
    73%

    10They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'

  • Jer 28:9
    73%

    9But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his word comes to pass.

  • Ezek 13:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD.

    3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

  • Jer 29:10
    73%

    10This is what the LORD says: When seventy years for Babylon are complete, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.

  • Mic 3:5
    72%

    5This is what the LORD says: "As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim peace when they have something to eat but prepare for war against those who do not feed them.

  • Jer 29:15
    72%

    15Because you have said, 'The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,'

  • Jer 9:3
    72%

    3Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.

  • Jer 26:5
    71%

    5...and listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have persistently sent to you (though you have not listened),

  • Jer 42:9
    71%

    9He said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: You sent me to present your petition before Him.

  • Jer 5:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been thoroughly unfaithful to Me, declares the Lord.

    12They have lied about the Lord and said, 'He won't do anything! No disaster will come upon us; we will not see sword or famine.'

    13The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them; therefore, let what they say be done to them.

  • Ezek 13:16
    71%

    16along with the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and claimed visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 37:19
    71%

    19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land'?

  • Zech 10:2
    71%

    2For the household idols speak deceit, and the diviners see false visions. They tell deceitful dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore, the people wander like sheep, oppressed because they have no shepherd.

  • Jer 37:9
    70%

    9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Chaldeans will surely leave us,' for they will not leave.