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Jeremiah 23:22

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If they had been in a meeting of my council in heaven, they would have told you people of Judah to give up your sins and come back to me.

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And you prophets in Jerusalem are even worse. You're unfaithful in marriage and never tell the truth. You even lead others to sin instead of helping them turn back to me. You and the people of Jerusalem are evil like Sodom and Gomorrah.

But I, the LORD, tell you that these prophets have never attended a meeting of my council in heaven or heard me speak.

They told you that the LORD had said: Change your ways! If you stop doing evil, I will let you stay forever in this land that I gave your ancestors.

You refused to listen to my prophets, who kept telling you, "Stop doing evil and worshiping other gods! Start obeying the LORD, and he will let you live in this land he gave your ancestors."

then read it to the people of Judah. Maybe they will stop sinning when they hear what terrible things I plan for them. And if they turn to me, I will forgive them."

I said to the LORD, "None of us can understand why the land has become like an uncrossable desert. Won't you explain why?"

They do things I would never do. They lie to good people and encourage them to do wrong, and they convince the wicked to keep sinning and ruin their lives.

They don't warn the people about coming trouble or tell them how dangerous it is to sin against me.

I will judge each of you for what you've done. So stop sinning, or else you will certainly be punished.

and preach my message to them, whether they choose to listen or not.

Ezekiel, son of man, I have appointed you to stand watch for the people of Israel. So listen to what I say, then warn them for me.

Whatever the LORD God plans to do, he tells his servants, the prophets.

Don't be stubborn like your ancestors. They were warned by the earlier prophets to give up their evil and turn back to me, but they paid no attention.

He taught the truth and never told lies, and he led a lot of people to turn from sin, because he obeyed me and lived right.

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert.




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