16 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

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

they fill you with false hopes.

They speak visionsj from their own minds,

not from the mouthk of the Lord.

17 They keep sayingl to those who despise me,

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’m

And to all who follow the stubbornnessn of their hearts

they say, ‘No harmo will come to you.’

18 But which of them has stood in the councilp of the Lord

to see or to hear his word?

Who has listened and heard his word?

19 See, the stormq of the Lord

will burst out in wrath,

a whirlwindr swirling down

on the heads of the wicked.

20 The angers of the Lord will not turn backt

until he fully accomplishes

the purposes of his heart.

In days to come

you will understand it clearly.

21 I did not sendu these prophets,

yet they have run with their message;

I did not speak to them,

yet they have prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in my council,v

they would have proclaimedw my words to my people

and would have turnedx them from their evil ways

and from their evil deeds.y