Isaiah 30:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Say

Speak

General references

Job 41:3

Proverbs 2:15

Proverbs 17:4

Bible References

Say

And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, burning with wrath against him because of this thing. And at the same time Asa was cruel to some of the people.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

And the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.

But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

The prophets give false words and the priests give decisions by their direction; and my people are glad to have it so: and what will you do in the end?

So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the men of Anathoth who have made designs against your life, saying, You are not to be a prophet in the name of the Lord, or death will overtake you by our hands:

Then the priests and the prophets said to the rulers and to all the people, The right fate for this man is death; for he has said words against this town in your hearing.

So why have you made no protest against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is acting as a prophet to you?

Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.

But to those who were separate you gave wine for drink; and to the prophets you said, Be prophets no longer.

But be a prophet no longer at Beth-el: for it is the holy place of the king, and the king's house.

Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!

But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

And when they have come to the end of their witness, the beast which comes up out of the great deep will make war on them and overcome them and put them to death.

Speak

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.

They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you.

Have you not seen a vision without substance and have you not falsely made use of secret arts, when you say, The Lord has said; though I have said nothing?

If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.

It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.

But because I say what is true, you have no belief in me.

For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

General references

Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?

Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.