They say to the seers, ‘Do not see,’ and to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy the truth to us. Tell us flattering things. Prophesy illusions.
Jeremiah 23:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [How long shall this state of things continue?] How long yet shall it be in the minds of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even the prophets of the deceit of their own hearts, American Standard Version (1901) How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? Common English Bible How long will deceitful prophecies dominate the minds of the prophets? Those prophets are treacherous. Catholic Public Domain Version How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies and that prophesy the delusions of their own heart? |
They say to the seers, ‘Do not see,’ and to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy the truth to us. Tell us flattering things. Prophesy illusions.
Your adulteries and your lustful neighing, your depraved prostitution on the hills, in the fields – I have seen your abhorrent acts. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You are unclean – for how long yet?
But the Lord said to me, ‘These prophets are prophesying a lie in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit of their own minds.
The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable #– #who can understand it?
Wash the evil from your heart, Jerusalem, so that you will be delivered. How long will you harbour malicious thoughts?
Your calf-idol , is rejected, Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
and said, ‘You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil and enemy of all that is right. Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear.
because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.