Lamentations 2:14

God's Word

Your prophets saw misleading visions about you. They painted a good picture of you. They didn’t expose your guilt in order to make things better again. They gave you false prophecies that misled you.

Cross References

Isaiah 58:1

Cry aloud! Don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people about their rebellion and the descendants of Jacob about their sins.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?” Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me. The rulers rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal and followed statues that couldn’t help them.

Jeremiah 20:6

And you, Pashhur, and all those who live in your house will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and you will die there. You will be buried there together with all your friends to whom you prophesied these lies.”

Jeremiah 23:22

If they had been in my inner circle, they would have announced my words to my people. They would have turned back from their evil ways and the evil they have done.

Jeremiah 23:36

They should never again say, ‘This is the Lord’s revelation,’ because each person’s word becomes the revelation. They will twist the words of the living God, the Lord of Armies, our God.

Jeremiah 28:15

Then Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, “Now listen, Hananiah, the Lord hasn’t sent you. You have made these people believe a lie.

Jeremiah 29:21

This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Kolaiah’s son Ahab and about Maaseiah’s son Zedekiah, who prophesy lies to you in my name: I’m going to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I will kill them as you watch.

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are the prophets who told you that the king of Babylon wouldn’t attack you and this land?

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”

Lamentations 4:13

⌞They got through⌟ because of the sins of Jerusalem’s prophets and the crimes of its priests, who spilled the blood of righteous people within it.

Ezekiel 13:22

You have discouraged righteous people with your lies, even though I hadn’t brought them any grief. You encouraged wicked people not to turn from their wicked ways to save their lives.

Ezekiel 22:25

Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows.

Ezekiel 22:28

Your prophets cover up these things by seeing false visions and by prophesying lies. They say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says.” Yet, the Lord hasn’t spoken.

Ezekiel 23:36

The Lord said to me, “Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and tell them about their disgusting practices?

Hosea 9:7

The time for them to be punished will come. The time for them to pay for their sins will come. ⌞When this happens,⌟ Israel will know it. ⌞They think that⌟ prophets are fools and that spiritual people are crazy. They have sinned a lot, and they are very hostile.

Micah 2:11

Liars and frauds may go around and say, “We will preach to you about wine and liquor.” They would be just the type of preacher you want.

Micah 3:8

But I am filled with the power of the Lord’s Spirit, with justice, and with strength. So I will tell ⌞the descendants of⌟ Jacob about their crimes and ⌞the nation of⌟ Israel about its sins.

Zephaniah 3:4

Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful. Its priests contaminate what is holy. They violate the teachings.