Jeremiah 8:11

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They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.

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  • Jer 6:14 : 14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.
  • Lam 2:14 : 14 The visions of your prophets were false and empty; they did not expose your iniquity to restore your fortunes. Instead, they saw false and misleading oracles for you.
  • Ezek 13:10-16 : 10 Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash, 11 say to those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be a flooding rain, hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break it. 12 When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’ 13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: In my wrath, I will unleash a stormy wind. In my anger, there will be flooding rain, and hailstones in fury will bring about destruction. 14 I will break down the wall that you plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. It will collapse, and you will perish within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 15 So I will pour out my wrath on the wall and on those who plaster it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who plastered it,’ 16 along 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.
  • Ezek 13:22 : 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies when I had not caused them grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
  • Mic 2:11 : 11 If someone full of wind and deceit lies and says, 'I will preach to you about wine and strong drink,' that would be just the preacher for this people!
  • Jer 14:14-15 : 14 The 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. 15 Therefore, 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 27:9-9 : 9 So do not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, soothsayers, or sorcerers who say to you, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ 10 They are prophesying lies to you, and the result will be that I will drive you far from your land, and you will perish.
  • Jer 28:3-9 : 3 Within two years, I will bring back to this place all the articles of the LORD's house that Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took from here and carried to Babylon. 4 I will also bring back to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, along with all the exiles of Judah who went to Babylon,' declares the LORD, 'for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.' 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people standing in the house of the LORD. 6 The prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing back the articles of the LORD's house and all the exiles from Babylon to this place.' 7 Nevertheless, listen now to this word I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people: 8 The prophets who came before me and you from ancient times prophesied against many nations and great kingdoms of war, disaster, and plague. 9 But the prophet who prophesies peace will be recognized as one truly sent by the LORD only if his word comes to pass.
  • 1 Kgs 22:6 : 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'
  • 1 Kgs 22:13 : 13 The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, 'Behold, all the prophets are declaring good things to the king with one voice. Please let your word agree with theirs and say something favorable.'

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  • Jer 6:13-14
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    13For from the least to the greatest, all are greedy for unjust gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

    14They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace.

  • Ezek 13:10
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    10Because they have misled my people by saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because when a flimsy wall is built, they plaster it over with whitewash,

  • Jer 4:10
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    10Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'

  • Jer 23:17
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    17They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

  • Jer 8:15
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    15We hoped for peace, but no good has come. We looked for a time of healing, but there is only terror.

  • Ezek 7:25
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    25Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

  • Ezek 13:16
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    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 8:10
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    10Therefore, I will give their wives to others and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

  • Mic 3:5
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    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 14:16-19
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    16And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

    17You are to speak this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day without ceasing, for the virgin daughter of my people has suffered a great shattering—a crushing blow, a grievous wound.'

    18If I go out into the field, I see those slain by the sword. If I enter the city, I see the agonies of famine. Even the prophet and the priest wander aimlessly in the land and have no understanding.

    19Have You utterly rejected Judah? Does Your soul loathe Zion? Why have You struck us so that we cannot be healed? We hoped for peace, but no good has come; for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

  • Jer 14:13-14
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    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.

  • Isa 59:8
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    8The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their ways. They have made their paths crooked; whoever walks in them does not know peace.

  • Isa 48:22
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    22'There is no peace for the wicked,' says the LORD.

  • Jer 8:22
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    22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the healing of my people not come?

  • Jer 30:5
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    5This is what the LORD says: We have heard a sound of terror—a cry of fear, not peace.

  • Jer 5:11-12
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    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.'

  • Mic 1:9
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    9For her wound is incurable; it has even reached Judah. It has reached the gates of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.

  • Jer 5:31
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    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?

  • Ps 35:20
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    20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

  • Jer 9:8
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    8Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?

  • Mic 3:11
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    11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'

  • Rom 3:17
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    17And the way of peace they have not known.

  • Isa 57:21
    72%

    21'There is no peace,' says my God, 'for the wicked.'

  • 1 Thess 5:3
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    3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

  • Jer 8:12
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    12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.

  • Jer 8:19
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    19Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: 'Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?' Why have they provoked me to anger with their idols, with their worthless foreign gods?

  • Jer 30:12
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    12This is what the LORD says: Your wound is incurable; your injury is beyond healing.

  • Jer 33:6
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    6But I will bring it health and healing, I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.

  • Ezek 22:28
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    28Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.

  • Zeph 3:4
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    4Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; her priests have profaned the sanctuary and have done violence to the law.

  • Mic 2:8
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    8But lately, my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the garments of those who pass by trustingly, returning from war.

  • Jer 9:6
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    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?

  • Jer 25:37
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    37The peaceful pastures will be silent because of the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Nah 1:12
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    12This is what the Lord says: 'Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.'

  • Jer 2:8
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    8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds rebelled against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and followed worthless things.

  • Ezek 33:31
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    31They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.

  • Isa 32:18
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    18My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in undisturbed resting places.

  • Ezek 13:6
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    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.

  • Zech 8:18
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    18The word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying:

  • Isa 1:6
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    6From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, only wounds, bruises, and raw sores. They have not been tended, or bandaged, or softened with oil.

  • Isa 22:4
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    4Therefore I said, 'Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly. Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of my people.'

  • Hos 7:13
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    13Woe to them because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them, but they speak lies about me.

  • Jer 9:3
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    3Beware of your neighbor; do not trust even a brother. Every brother utterly deceives, and every friend spreads slander.

  • Hos 4:8
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    8They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.