Jeremiah 29:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

to the people of Judah who had been taken to Babylonia. In this letter, I wrote that the LORD had said: I, the LORD, have not chosen Shemaiah to be one of my prophets, and he has misled you by telling lies in my name.

Cross References

1 Kings 13:18

The old prophet said, “I'm a prophet too. One of the LORD's angels told me to take you to my house and give you something to eat and drink.” The prophet from Judah did not know that the old prophet was lying,

Jeremiah 23:21

I did not send these prophets or speak to them, but they ran to find you and to preach their message.

Jeremiah 29:20

I had you taken from Jerusalem to Babylonia. But you had better listen to me now.

Jeremiah 29:30

Then the LORD told me what to write in a second letter

2 Peter 2:1

Sometimes false prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. But these teachers don't really belong to the Master who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.