Jeremiah 29:8

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Summary

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

Let

Your dreams

General references

Jeremiah 29:15

Bible References

Let

Then the Lord said to me, The prophets say false words in my name, and I gave them no orders, and I said nothing to them: what they say to you is a false vision and wonder-working words without substance, the deceit of their hearts.

I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word

And you are not to give ear to the prophets who say to you, You will not become servants of the king of Babylon: for what they say is not true.

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Give ear, now, Hananiah; the Lord has not sent you; but you are making this people put their faith in what is false.

And it will come about in that day that the prophets will be shamed, every man on account of his vision, when he is talking as a prophet; and they will not put on a robe of hair for purposes of deceit:

And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.

And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

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.

For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.

So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;

Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

Give no belief to false words: because there will first be a falling away from the faith, and the revelation of the man of sin, the son of destruction,

Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

Because a number of false teachers have gone out into the world, who do not give witness that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. Such a one is a false teacher and Antichrist.

And those who are on the earth are turned from the true way by him through the signs which he was given power to do before the beast; giving orders to those who are on the earth to make an image to the beast, who was wounded by the sword, and came to life.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, by which they were turned from the true way who had the mark of the beast, and who gave worship to his image: these two were put living into the sea of ever-burning fire.

Your dreams

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?

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.

Unhappy are you when all men give you their approval: for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.

General references

For you have said, The Lord has given us prophets in Babylon.