'Claiming' in the Bible
They have treated My people’s brokenness superficially,claiming, “Peace, peace,”when there is no peace.
They have treated superficially the brokennessof My dear people,claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’when there is no peace.
Then I spoke to the priests and all these people, saying, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets. They are prophesying to you, claiming, “Look, very soon now the articles of the Lord’s temple will be brought back from Babylon.” They are prophesying a lie to you.
For he has sent word to us in Babylon, claiming, “The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.”’”
Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and this land’?