Jeremiah 6:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

All they ever offer to my deeply wounded people are empty hopes for peace.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:3

since he's the one you want to get rid of. Then I'll bring the whole nation back to you like a bride coming home to her husband. This way there won't be a civil war.

Isaiah 1:6

From your head to your toes there isn't a healthy spot. Bruises, cuts, and open sores go without care or oil to ease the pain.

Isaiah 30:10

and have said to his messengers and prophets: Don't tell us what God has shown you and don't preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it's false.

Isaiah 30:26

Then the LORD will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he has caused. The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven days all at once.

Jeremiah 14:13

I replied, “The other prophets keep telling everyone that you won't send starvation or war, and that you're going to give us peace.”

Jeremiah 14:17

Jeremiah, go and tell the people how you feel about all this. So I told them: “Tears will flood my eyes both day and night, because my nation suffers from a deadly wound.

Jeremiah 23:17

These prophets go to people who refuse to respect me and who are stubborn and do whatever they want. The prophets tell them, “The LORD has promised everything will be fine.”

Jeremiah 28:3

And within two years, I will bring back to Jerusalem everything that he took from my temple and carried off to Babylonia.

Jeremiah 4:10

I said, “You are the LORD God. So why have you fooled everyone, especially the people of Jerusalem? Why did you promise peace, when a knife is at our throats?”

Jeremiah 5:12

Their prophets lie and say, “The LORD won't punish us. We will have peace and plenty of food.” They tell these lies in my name, so now they will be killed in war or starve to death.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets deceived you with false visions and lying messages— they should have warned you to leave your sins and be saved from disaster.

Ezekiel 13:10

Those prophets refuse to be honest. They tell my people there will be peace, even though there's no peace to be found. They are like workers who think they can fix a shaky wall by covering it with paint.

Ezekiel 13:16

because they promised my people peace, when there was no peace. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Ezekiel 13:22

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.

Ezekiel 14:9

If a prophet gives a false message, I am the one who caused that prophet to lie. But I will still reject him and cut him off from my people,

Micah 2:11

The only prophet you want is a liar who will say, “Drink and get drunk!”

Micah 3:5

You lying prophets promise security for anyone who gives you food, but disaster for anyone who refuses to feed you. Here is what the LORD says to you prophets:

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.

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.