Jeremiah 7:8

Good News Translation

“Look, you put your trust in deceitful words.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:15

You boast that you have made a treaty with death and reached an agreement with the world of the dead. You are certain that disaster will spare you when it comes, because you depend on lies and deceit to keep you safe.

Isaiah 30:10

They tell the prophets to keep quiet. They say, “Don't talk to us about what's right. Tell us what we want to hear. Let us keep our illusions.

Isaiah 59:4

You go to court, but you do not have justice on your side. You depend on lies to win your case. You carry out your plans to hurt others.

Jeremiah 13:25

He has said that this will be your fate. This is what he has decided to do with you, because you have forgotten him and have trusted in false gods.

Jeremiah 23:26

How much longer will those prophets mislead my people with the lies they have invented?

Jeremiah 23:32

Listen to what I, the Lord, say! I am against the prophets who tell their dreams that are full of lies. They tell these dreams and lead my people astray with their lies and their boasting. I did not send them or order them to go, and they are of no help at all to the people. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Jeremiah 28:15

Then I told Hananiah this, and added, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, and you are making these people believe a lie.

Jeremiah 4:10

Then I said, “Sovereign Lord, you have completely deceived the people of Jerusalem! You have said there would be peace, but a sword is at their throats.”

Jeremiah 5:31

prophets speak nothing but lies; priests rule as the prophets command, and my people offer no objections. But what will they do when it all comes to an end?”

Jeremiah 7:4

Stop believing those deceitful words, ‘We are safe! This is the Lord's Temple, this is the Lord's Temple, this is the Lord's Temple!’

Jeremiah 8:10

So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.