Jeremiah 23:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Hearken

1 John 4:1

They make

Jeremiah 2:5

2 Kings 17:15

Romans 1:21

A vision

Micah 2:11

Bible References

Hearken

And ye shall not hear to your prophets and to your divinations, and to your dreamers, and to those of you practicing magic, and to your sorcerers, which they are saying to you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babel:

For thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Your prophets in the midst of you shall not deceive to you, and your diviners and you shall not hear to your dreams which ye dream.

Cease, my son, to hear instructions for erring from the words of knowledge.

And hold from false prophets which come in to you in sheep's dresses, but within they are rapacious wolves.

For such the falsely sent, crafty workers, being transformed into the sent of Christ.

But also if we, or a messenger from heaven, announce good news to you, more than what: we have announced to you, let him be anathema.

Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.

They make

Thus said Jehovah, What iniquity found your fathers in me that they removed far off from me, and went after vanity, and they became vain?

And they will reject his laws and his covenant which he cut out with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified in them; and they will go after vanity, and they will be vain, and after the nations which were round about them which Jehovah commanded them not to do as they.

Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened.

A vision

I sent not the prophets, and they ran; I spake not to them, and they prophesied.

And Jehovah will say to me, The prophets are prophesying a lie in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spake not to them: a vision of falsehood and a divination, and nought, and the deceit of their heart they are prophesying to you.

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo upon the foolish prophets which are going after their spirit, and they saw not

And her prophets plastered plaster upon them, seeing vanity, and divining to them falsehood, saying Thus said the Lord Jehovah; and Jehovah spoke not

If a man going in the spirit and falsehood, lying, I will drop to thee for wine and for strong drink; and he was the dropping of this people.