Zedekiahthe sonof Chenaanahmadehornsof ironfor himself and said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'With theseyou shall gorethe Arameansuntilthey are consumed.'"
Then Zedekiahthe sonof Chenaanahmadehornsof ironfor himself and said,"Thussaysthe LORD,With theseyou will gorethe Arameansuntilthey are consumed.'"
Allthe prophetswere prophesyingthus,saying,"Goup to Ramoth-gileadand succeed,for the LORDwill give[it] into the handof the king."
Now the kingof Israeland Jehoshaphatthe kingof Judahwere sittingeachon his throne,arrayedin [their] robes,and [they] were sittingat the threshingfloorat the entranceof the gateof Samaria;and allthe prophetswere prophesyingbeforethem.
"They keep sayingto those who despiseMe, 'The LORDhas said,"You will havepeace"'; And as for everyonewho walksin the stubbornnessof his own heart,They say,Calamitywill not comeupon you.'
"I did not send[these] prophets,But they ran.I did not speakto them, But they prophesied.
"I have heardwhatthe prophetshave saidwho prophesyfalselyin My name,saying,'I hada dream,I hada dream!'
"Behold,I am againstthe prophets,"declaresthe LORD,"who usetheir tonguesand declare,'[The Lord] declares.'
thussaysthe LORDto me-- "Makefor yourself bondsand yokesand putthem on your neck,
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,concerningAhabthe sonof Kolaiahand concerningZedekiahthe sonof Maaseiah,who are prophesyingto you falselyin My name,'Behold,I will deliverthem into the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,and he will slaythem before your eyes.
"Did you not seea false visionand speaka lyingdivinationwhen you said,'The LORDdeclares,'but it is not I who have spoken?"'"
"Her prophetshave smearedwhitewashfor them, seeingfalse~visionsand diviningliesfor them, saying,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,'when the LORDhas not spoken.
Justas Jannesand JambresopposedMoses,sothese[men] alsoopposethe truth,menof depravedmind,rejectedin regardto the faith.
