People, how long will you say bad things about me?\par You people keep looking for new lies \{to tell about me\}.\par You people love telling those lies.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [15]})\i0 \par
Jeremiah 23:26 - Easy To Read Version How long will this continue? Those prophets think up lies. And then they teach those lies to the people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [How long shall this state of things continue?] How long yet shall it be in the minds of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even the prophets of the deceit of their own hearts, American Standard Version (1901) How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? Common English Bible How long will deceitful prophecies dominate the minds of the prophets? Those prophets are treacherous. Catholic Public Domain Version How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies and that prophesy the delusions of their own heart? |
People, how long will you say bad things about me?\par You people keep looking for new lies \{to tell about me\}.\par You people love telling those lies.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [15]})\i0 \par
They tell the prophets, “Don’t see dreams {\cf2\super [278]} about things we should do! Don’t tell us the truth! Say nice things to us and make us feel good! See only good things for us!
I saw the terrible things you did. {\cf2\super [117]} \par I saw you laughing\par and having sex with your lovers.\par I know about your plans\par to be like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [118]} \par I have seen you on the hills\par and in the fields.\par It will be very bad for you, Jerusalem.\par I wonder how long you will continue doing\par your dirty sins.”\par
Then the Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, those prophets are preaching lies in my name. I did not send those prophets. I did not command them or speak to them. Those prophets have been preaching false visions, worthless magic, and their own wishful thinking.
“A person’s mind is very tricky!\par The mind can be very sick,\par and no person truly understands it.\par
People of Jerusalem, wash the evil\par from your hearts.\par Make your hearts pure so you can be saved.\par Don’t continue making evil plans.\par
and said, “You son of the devil! You are an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of evil tricks and lies. You always try to change the Lord’s truths into lies!
The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers that please them. People will find teachers that say the things those people want to hear.
No! No prophecy ever came from what a man wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} and spoke things from God.