Jeremiah 14:15

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Summary

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

Sword and famine shall not

General references

Jeremiah 23:30

Jeremiah 24:10

Ezekiel 12:24

Bible References

Sword and famine shall not

They lied about Jehovah. They said: It is not he, bad things will not happen to us. We will not see sword or famine.

Are they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They are not even ashamed! Not at all! They do not even know how to blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. When I punish them, they will be cast down, says Jehovah.

Were they ashamed because of the abomination they had done? They certainly were not ashamed! And they did not know how to blush. For that reason they will fall among those who fall. At the time of their punishment they will be brought down, Says Jehovah.

You, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity. You will enter Babylon, and there you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.'

Say this about the prophets of Jerusalem: 'I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.'

Then Jeremiah the prophet told the prophet Hananiah: Listen, Hananiah! Jehovah did not send you. You are making these people believe a lie.

Therefore listen to the word of Jehovah, all you captives who were sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

You will see when you go into an inner chamber to hide. Micaiah replied.

Both of you will suffer for your sins. The prophet will be as guilty as you are when you ask for his help.

Jehovah proclaims: Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by measuring line. You will die in a land that is unclean. Israel will surely be led away captive out of his land.

There arose false prophets among the people. There will be false teachers among you! They will privately bring in destructive heresies (contrary doctrines), denying even the Master who bought them. They bring swift destruction on themselves.

The beast was captured, and with him the false prophet that performed signs before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.

General references

I am against those prophets who take each other's words and proclaim them as my message.

I will send wars, famines, and plagues until they disappear from the land that I gave to them and their ancestors.'

There will no longer be any false visions or flattering fortune telling to the people.