Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

Bible References

Have seen

Ezekiel 13:23
therefore shall ye spy out no more vanity, nor prophesy your own guessings. For I will deliver my people out of your hand, that ye may know how that I am the LORD.'"
Ezekiel 12:23
Tell them therefore, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: I will make that byword to cease, so that it shall no more be commonly used in Israel.' But say this unto them, 'The days are at hand, that everything which hath been prophesied, shall be fulfilled.
Ezekiel 22:28
As for thy Prophets, they daub with untempered clay, they see vanities, and prophesy lies unto thee, saying, 'The LORD God sayeth so,' where as the LORD hath not spoken.
Lamentations 2:14
{Nun} Thy prophets have looked out vain and foolish things for thee: they have not showed thee of thy wickedness, to keep thee from captivity; but have overladen thee, and through falsity scattered thee abroad.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

Lying

Ezekiel 21:23
Nevertheless, as for the soothsaying, they shall hold it but for vanity; even as though a jest were told them. Yea and they themselves remember their wickedness, so that by right they must be taken and won.
Jeremiah 14:14
And the LORD said unto me, "The prophets preach lies unto them in my name. I have not spoken with them, neither gave I them any charge, neither did I send them. Yet they preach unto you false visions, charming vanity, and deceitfulness of their own heart.
Jeremiah 29:8
"For thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Let not those prophets and soothsayers that be among you deceive you: and believe not your own dreams.
Zechariah 10:2
For vain is the answer of Idols. The soothsayers see lies, and tell but vain dreams. The comfort that they give, is nothing worth. Therefore go they astray like a flock of sheep, and are troubled, because they have no shepherd.

Saying

Ezekiel 13:7
Vain visions have ye seen, and spoken false prophesies, when ye say, 'The LORD hath spoken it,' whereas I never said it.
Jeremiah 23:31
Behold, here am I, sayeth the LORD, against the prophets that take upon their tongues to speak: The LORD hath said it.
Jeremiah 28:2
"Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts the God of Israel: I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon,

Made

Ezekiel 13:22
Seeing that with your lies ye discomfort the heart of the righteous, whom I have not discomforted: Again, forsomuch as ye courage the hand of the wicked, so that he may not turn from his wicked way, and live:
1 Kings 22:6
And then the king of Israel gathered of the Prophets together, upon a four hundred men, and said unto them, "Shall I go to Ramoth in Gilead to battle, or be still?" And they said, "Go: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hands of the king."
Proverbs 14:15
An ignorant body believeth all things; but whoso hath understanding, looketh well to his goings.
Jeremiah 29:31
Send word to all them that be in captivity, on this manner: Thus hath the LORD spoken concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you without my commission, and brought you into a false hope,
Jeremiah 37:19
Where are your prophets which have prophesied unto you, and said that the king of Babylon should not come against you and this land?
Mark 13:6
For many shall come in my name, saying, 'I am Christ,' and shall deceive many.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And therefore God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe lies: