One of the prophets was named Zedekiah. He was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some iron horns. [229] Then he said to Ahab, “The Lord says, ‘You will use these iron horns to fight against the army of Aram. You will defeat them and destroy them.’”
Jeremiah 23:31 - Easy To Read Version I am against the false prophets.” This message is from the Lord. “They use their own words and pretend that it is a message from me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who use their [own deceitful] tongues and say, Thus says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. Common English Bible I’m against the prophets who carelessly deliver oracles, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take up their tongues and say: 'The Lord says it.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord: who use their tongues and say: The Lord saith it. |
One of the prophets was named Zedekiah. He was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah made some iron horns. [229] Then he said to Ahab, “The Lord says, ‘You will use these iron horns to fight against the army of Aram. You will defeat them and destroy them.’”
So King Ahab gathered the prophets together, 400 men. Ahab said to them, “Should we go to war against the town of Ramoth Gilead, or not?” The prophets answered Ahab, “Go, because God will let you defeat Ramoth Gilead.”
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!
Some of the people hate\par the real messages from the Lord.\par So those prophets give a different message\par to those people.\par They say,\par ‘You will have peace.’\par Some of the people are very stubborn.\par They do only the things they want to do.\par So those prophets say,\par ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’\par
“So I am against the false prophets.” This message is from the Lord. “These prophets keep stealing my words from one another.
I am against the false prophets that preach fake dreams.” This message is from the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings. I did not send those prophets to teach the people. I never commanded them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all.” This message is from the Lord.
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you. But you have made the people of Judah trust in lies.
\{These people don’t want to listen to me.\}\par But if a man came telling lies\par then they would accept him.\par They would accept a false prophet\par if he comes and says,\par “There will be good times in the future,\par with plenty of wine and beer.”\par
“But a prophet [122] might say something that I did not tell him to say. And he might tell people that he is speaking for me. If this happens, then that prophet must be killed. Also, a prophet might come that speaks for other gods. That prophet must also be killed.