The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
Jeremiah 8:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 They have treated the wound of the daughter of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they have healed the wound of the daughter of My people only lightly and slightingly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace. American Standard Version (1901) And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. Common English Bible They treat the wound of my people as if it were nothing: “All is well, all is well,” they insist, when in fact nothing is well. Catholic Public Domain Version And they healed the destruction of the daughter of my people with disgrace, by saying: 'Peace, peace,' though there was no peace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they healed the breach of the daughter of my people disgracefully, saying, Peace, Peace: when there was no peace. |
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred of them, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
Then I said: “Ah, Lord God! Here are the prophets saying to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you true peace in this place.’ ”
They keep saying to those who despise the word of the Lord, “It shall be well with you,” and to all who stubbornly follow their own stubborn hearts, they say, “No calamity shall come upon you.”
They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.
We look for peace but find no good, for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.
Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes but have seen oracles for you that are false and misleading.
Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened them, and you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their wicked way and save their lives,
If someone were to go about uttering empty falsehoods, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” such a one would be the preacher for this people!
When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!