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Jeremiah 23:16–17

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16Thus says Yahweh of hosts,

“aDo not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.

They are bleading you into vanity;

They speak a cvision of their own heart,

Not dfrom the mouth of Yahweh.

17“They keep saying to those who aspurn Me,

‘Yahweh has said, “bYou will have peace” ’;

And as for everyone who walks in the cstubbornness of his own heart,

They say, ‘dEvil will not come upon you.’

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Cross references

  1. aJer 27:9, 10, 14–17; 1 John 4:1
  2. bMatt 7:15; 2 Cor 11:13–15; Gal 1:8, 9
  3. cJer 14:14; Ezek 13:3, 6
  4. dJer 9:12, 20
  5. aMic 2:11
  6. bJer 8:11; Ezek 13:10
  7. cJer 13:10; 18:12
  8. dJer 5:12; Amos 9:10; Mic 3:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;

they fill you with false hopes.

They speak visions from their own minds,

not from the mouth of the Lord.

They keep saying to those who despise me,

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’

And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts

they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord of Armies says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are deluding you. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the Lord’s mouth. They keep on saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says to his people:

“Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you,

filling you with futile hopes.

They are making up everything they say.

They do not speak for the Lord!

They keep saying to those who despise my word,

‘Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!’

And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires,

they say, ‘No harm will come your way!’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh of hosts:

“You must not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.

They are deluding you with visions of their mind,

They do not speak from the mouth of Yahweh.

They are continually saying to those who disregard the word of Yahweh,

‘Peace it will be to you,’

and to each one who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say,

‘Calamity will not come upon you.’

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.