Йеремия 23
Bulgarian Bible
23 Горко на пастирите, Които погубват и разпръсват овцете на паството Ми! казва Господ.
2 Затова, така говори Господ Израилевият Бог Против пастирите, които пасат людете Ми: Вие разпръснахте овцете Ми, и ги разпъдихте, И не ги посетихте; Ето, Аз ще ви накажа За злите ви дела, казва Господ.
3 И ще събера останалите Си овце от всичките страни, гдето ги изпъдих, И ще ги върна пак в кошарите им, Гдето ще се наплодят и умножат.
4 И ще поставя над тях пастири, които ще ги пасат; И те няма да се плашат вече, нито ще треперят, Нито ще загине някоя, казва Господ.
5 Ето, идат дни, казва Господ, Когато ще въздигна на Давида праведен отрасъл, Който като цар ще царува, ще благоденствува, И ще върши правосъдие и правда по земята.
6 В неговите дни Юда ще бъде спасен, И Израил ще обитава в безопасност; И ето името, с което ще се нарича - Господ е Наша Правда.
7 Затова, ето, идат дни, казва Господ, Когато не ще рекат вече: Заклеваме се в в живота на Господа, Който възведе Израилтяните из Египетската земя!
8 Но: Заклеваме се в живота на Господа, Който възведе и който доведе потомството на Израилевия дом От северната земя, и от всичките страни, гдето ги бях изгонил! И ще се заселят в своята земя.
9 За Пророците. Сърцето ми дълбоко се съкрушава Всичките ми кости треперят, Като пиян съм, И като човек, обладан от вино, Поради Господа, И поради светите Негови думи.
10 Защото земята е пълна с прелюбодейци; Защото поради проклятията земята плаче, Изсъхнаха пасбищата на степите; И стремежът им стана лош, И силата им неправедна.
11 Защото и пророкът и свещеникът се оскверниха; Дори в дома Си намерих нечестието им, казва Господ.
12 Затова, пътят им ще бъде Като плъзгави места в тъмнина, По който, като бъдат тласкани, ще паднат; Защото ще докарам зло върху тях В годината на наказанието им, казва Господ.
13 Тоже в Самарийските пророци видях безумие; Те пророкуваха чрез Ваала, и заблудиха людете Ми Израиля.
14 Още и в Ерусалимските пророци видях ужасно нещо; Прелюбодействуват, и ходят в лъжа, И подкрепват ръцете на злодейците, Тъй щото никой не се връща от злото си; Те всички станаха за Мене като Содом, И жителите му като Гомор.
15 Затова, така казва Господ на Силите за пророците: Ето, Аз ще ги нахраня с пелин, И ще ги напоя с горчива вода; Защото от Ерусалимските пророци Се е разпространило нечестие по цялата страна.
16 Така казва Господ на Силите: Не слушайте думите на пророците, които ви пророкуват; Те ви учат суета, Изговарят видения от собственото си сърце, А не от устата Господни.
17 На ония, които Ме презират, винаги казват: Господ рече: Ще имате мир; И на всекиго, който ходи по своето упорито сърце, казват: Няма да ви постигне зло.
18 Защото кой от тях е стоял в съвета на Господа Та е видял и чул Неговото слово? Кой от тях е внимавал в словото Му и е чул?
19 Ето, ураган от Господа, неговата ярост, излезе, Дори ураган-вихрушка; Ще избухне върху главата на нечестивите.
20 Гневът на Господа няма да се върне Догдето Той не извърши, и догдето не изпълни Намеренията на сърцето Си; В послешните дни ще разберете това напълно.
21 Аз не съм изпратил тия пророци, а при все това те се завтекоха; Не им съм говорил, а при все това те пророкуваха.
22 Но ако бяха стояли в съвета Ми, Тогава те щяха да правят людете Ми да чуят думите Ми, И щяха да ги връщат от лошия им път И от злите им дела.
23 Аз само отблизо ли съм Бог, казва Господ, А не Бог и отдалеч?
24 Може ли някой да се скрие в тайни места, Та аз да го не видя? казва Господ. Не аз ли изпълвам небесата и земята? казва Господ.
25 Чух що говорят пророците, Които в Мое име пророкуват лъжа, Като казват: Видях сън, видях сън!
26 До кога ще бъде това в сърцето на пророците, Които пророкуват лъжа, - На ония, които пророкуват измамата на своето сърце?
27 Които мислят да направят людете Ми да забравят Моето име Чрез сънищата си, които разказват всеки за ближния си, Както забравиха бащите им името Ми заради Ваала.
28 Пророк, който има истински сън, нека разказва съня, И оня, който има послание от Мене, нека говори Моето послание вярно. Що има плявата с житото? казва Господ.
29 Не е ли словото Ми като огън? казва Господ, И като чук, който строшава скалата?
30 Затова, ето, Аз съм против пророците, казва Господ, Които крадат думите Ми всеки от ближния си.
31 Ето, Аз съм против пророците, казва Господ, Които клатят езиците си и казват: Той говори.
32 Ето, аз съм против ония, които пророкуват лъжливи сънища, казва Господ, И, като ги разказват, с лъжите си и с надменността си Правят людете Ми да се заблуждават, Тогаз когато Аз не съм ги изпратил, нито им съм заповядал; Прочее, те никак няма да ползуват тия люде, казва Господ.
33 И когато тия люде, Или някой пророк или свещеник, те попитат като рекат: Какво е наложеното върху тебе от Господа слово? Тогава да им кажеш що е наложеното, - Че Господ дума: Аз ще ви отхвърля.
34 А колкото за пророка, свещеника и оня от людете, Който би рекъл: Наложеното от Господа слово! Аз ще накажа оня човек и дома ум.
35 Така да речете всеки на ближния си И всеки на брата си: Какво е отговорил Господ? Или: Що е рекъл Господ?
36 А да не споменете вече - Наложеното от Господа слово; Понеже товар ще бъде на всекиго Неговото слово; Защото извратихте думите на живия Бог, На Господа на Силите, нашия Бог.
37 Така да кажеш на пророка: Какво ти е отговорил Господ? Или: Що е рекъл Господ?
38 Но понеже казвате: Наложеното от Господа слово, Затова, така казва Господ: Понеже употребяват това изречение - Наложеното от Господа слово, При все, че Аз пратих до вас да ви кажат Да не казвате - Наложеното от Господа слово,
39 Затова, ето, Аз ще ви забравя съвсем, И ще отхвърля от присъствието си вас И град, който дадох вам и на бащите ви;
40 И ще докарам върху вас вечен укор, И вечно посрамление, което няма да се забрави.
Jeremías 23
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Los malos pastores y regreso del remanente
23 «¡Ay de los pastores que destruyen y dispersan las ovejas de Mis prados(A)!», declara el Señor(B). 2 Por tanto, así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel, acerca de los pastores que apacientan a Mi pueblo: «Ustedes han dispersado Mis ovejas y las han ahuyentado, y no se han ocupado de ellas. Por eso Yo me encargaré de ustedes por la maldad de sus obras(C)», declara el Señor. 3 «Yo mismo reuniré el remanente de Mis ovejas de todas las tierras adonde las he echado, y las haré volver a sus pastos; y crecerán y se multiplicarán(D). 4 Pondré sobre ellas pastores que las apacentarán(E), y nunca más tendrán temor, ni se aterrarán(F), ni faltará ninguna de ellas(G)», declara el Señor.
5 ¶«Vienen días», declara el Señor(H),
«En que levantaré a David un Renuevo justo;
Y Él reinará como rey(I), actuará sabiamente[a],
Y practicará el derecho y la justicia(J) en la tierra(K).
6 -»En sus días Judá será salvada,
E Israel morará seguro(L);
Y este es Su nombre por el cual será llamado(M):
“El Señor, justicia nuestra(N)”.
7 Por tanto, vienen días», declara el Señor, «cuando no dirán más: “Vive el Señor, que hizo subir a los israelitas de la tierra de Egipto(O)”, 8 sino: “Vive el Señor que hizo subir y trajo a los descendientes[b] de la casa de Israel de la tierra del norte y de todas las tierras adonde los había echado”. Entonces habitarán en su propio suelo(P)».
9 En cuanto a los profetas:
Quebrantado está mi corazón dentro de mí,
Tiemblan todos mis huesos(Q);
Estoy como un ebrio,
Como un hombre a quien domina el vino,
Por causa del Señor
Y por causa de Sus santas palabras.
10 Porque la tierra está llena de adúlteros;
Porque a causa de la maldición se ha enlutado la tierra(R),
Se han secado los pastos del desierto(S).
Pues es mala la carrera de ellos
Y su poderío no es recto.
11 «Porque tanto el profeta como el sacerdote están corrompidos(T);
Aun en Mi casa he hallado su maldad», declara el Señor.
12 «Por tanto, su camino será para ellos como sendas resbaladizas;
Serán empujados a las tinieblas(U) y en ellas caerán(V);
Porque traeré sobre ellos calamidad
En el año de su castigo(W)», declara el Señor.
13 ¶«Además, entre los profetas(X) de Samaria he visto algo ofensivo:
Profetizaban en nombre de Baal y extraviaban a Mi pueblo(Y) Israel.
14 -»También entre los profetas de Jerusalén he visto algo horrible(Z):
Cometían[c] adulterio y andaban[d] en mentiras(AA);
Fortalecían las manos de los malhechores,
Sin convertirse ninguno de su maldad(AB).
Todos ellos son para Mí como Sodoma,
Y sus habitantes como Gomorra(AC).
15 Por tanto, así dice el Señor de los ejércitos acerca de los profetas:
“Voy a darles de comer ajenjo
Y hacerles que beban agua envenenada(AD),
Porque de los profetas de Jerusalén
Ha salido la corrupción a todo el país”».
16 Así dice el Señor de los ejércitos:
«No escuchen las palabras de los profetas que les profetizan(AE).
Ellos los conducen hacia lo vano(AF);
Les cuentan[e] las visiones de su propia fantasía[f](AG),
No de la boca del Señor(AH).
17 -»Dicen de continuo a los que me desprecian(AI):
“El Señor ha dicho: ‘Tendrán paz(AJ)’”;
Y a todo el que anda en la terquedad de su corazón(AK)
Dicen: “No vendrá calamidad sobre ustedes(AL)”.
18 -»Pero ¿quién ha estado en el consejo del Señor,
Y vio y oyó Su palabra(AM)?
¿Quién ha prestado atención a Su[g] palabra y la ha escuchado(AN)?
19 -»La tempestad del Señor ha salido con furor,
Un torbellino impetuoso
Descargará sobre la cabeza de los impíos(AO).
20 -»No se apartará la ira del Señor
Hasta que haya realizado y llevado a cabo los propósitos(AP) de Su corazón(AQ).
En los postreros días lo entenderán(AR) claramente.
21 -»Yo no envié a esos profetas,
Pero ellos corrieron;
No les hablé,
Mas ellos profetizaron(AS).
22 -»Pero si ellos hubieran estado en Mi consejo,
Habrían hecho oír Mis palabras(AT) a Mi pueblo,
Y lo habrían hecho volver de su mal camino
Y de la maldad de sus obras(AU).
23 ¶»¿Acaso soy Yo un Dios solo de cerca», declara el Señor,
«Y no un Dios de lejos(AV)?».
24 «¿Podrá alguien esconderse en escondites
De modo que Yo no lo vea(AW)?», declara el Señor.
«¿No lleno Yo los cielos y la tierra?», declara el Señor(AX).
25 «He oído(AY) lo que dicen los profetas que profetizan mentira en Mi nombre(AZ), diciendo: “¡He tenido un sueño, he tenido un sueño(BA)!”. 26 ¿Hasta cuándo? ¿Qué hay en los corazones de los profetas que profetizan la mentira, de los profetas que proclaman el engaño(BB) de su corazón, 27 que tratan de que Mi pueblo se olvide de Mi nombre con los sueños(BC) que se cuentan unos a otros, tal como sus padres olvidaron Mi nombre a causa de Baal(BD)? 28 El profeta que tenga un sueño, que cuente su sueño, pero el que tenga Mi palabra, que hable Mi palabra con fidelidad(BE). ¿Qué tiene que ver la paja(BF) con el grano?», declara el Señor. 29 «¿No es Mi palabra como fuego», declara el Señor(BG), «y como martillo que despedaza(BH) la roca[h]?».
30 «Por tanto, estoy contra los profetas», declara el Señor, «que se roban Mis palabras el uno al otro(BI). 31 Estoy contra los profetas», declara el Señor, «que usan sus lenguas y dicen: “El Señor declara”. 32 Estoy contra los que profetizan sueños falsos(BJ)», declara el Señor, «y los cuentan y hacen errar a Mi pueblo con sus mentiras(BK) y sus presunciones(BL), cuando Yo no los envié ni les di órdenes(BM), ni son de provecho alguno para este pueblo», declara el Señor.
33 «Así que cuando te pregunte este pueblo, o el profeta(BN), o un sacerdote: “¿Cuál es el oráculo[i] del Señor?”, les dirás: “¿Cuál oráculo?”. El Señor declara: “Yo los abandonaré(BO)”. 34 Y al profeta, al sacerdote o al pueblo que diga(BP): “Oráculo del Señor”, traeré castigo sobre tal hombre y sobre su casa. 35 Así dirá cada uno a su prójimo y cada uno a su hermano: “¿Qué ha respondido el Señor(BQ)? ¿Qué ha hablado el Señor?”. 36 Y no se acordarán más del oráculo del Señor(BR), porque la palabra de cada uno le será por oráculo, pues han pervertido las palabras del Dios viviente, del Señor de los ejércitos, nuestro Dios(BS).
37 »Jeremías, así dirás al profeta: “¿Qué te ha respondido el Señor? ¿Qué ha hablado el Señor?”. 38 Pero si ustedes dicen: “¡Oráculo del Señor!”, entonces así dice el Señor: “Por cuanto han dicho esta palabra: ‘¡Oráculo del Señor!’, habiendo Yo enviado a decirles: ‘No digan: “¡Oráculo del Señor!”’”. 39 Por tanto, ciertamente me olvidaré de ustedes y los echaré de Mi presencia, junto con la ciudad que les di a ustedes y a sus padres(BT); 40 y pondré sobre ustedes oprobio eterno y humillación eterna que nunca será olvidada(BU)».
Jeremiah 23
New King James Version
The Branch of Righteousness
23 “Woe (A)to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. (B)Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. 3 “But (C)I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4 I will set up (D)shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord.
5 “Behold, (E)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(F)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
6 (G)In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel (H)will dwell safely;
Now (I)this is His name by which He will be called:
[d]THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
7 “Therefore, behold, (J)the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ 8 but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country (K)and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own (L)land.”
False Prophets and Empty Oracles
9 My heart within me is broken
Because of the prophets;
(M)All my bones shake.
I am like a drunken man,
And like a man whom wine has overcome,
Because of the Lord,
And because of His holy words.
10 For (N)the land is full of adulterers;
For (O)because of a curse the land mourns.
(P)The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up.
Their course of life is evil,
And their might is not right.
11 “For (Q)both prophet and priest are profane;
Yes, (R)in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
12 “Therefore(S) their way shall be to them
Like slippery ways;
In the darkness they shall be driven on
And fall in them;
For I (T)will bring disaster on them,
The year of their punishment,” says the Lord.
13 “And I have seen [e]folly in the prophets of Samaria:
(U)They prophesied by Baal
And (V)caused My people Israel to err.
14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
(W)They commit adultery and walk in lies;
They also (X)strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back from his wickedness.
All of them are like (Y)Sodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.
15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
‘Behold, I will feed them with (Z)wormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
[f]Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.
They make you worthless;
(AA)They speak a vision of their own heart,
Not from the mouth of the Lord.
17 They continually say to those who despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, (AB)“You shall have peace” ’;
And to everyone who (AC)walks according to the [g]dictates of his own heart, they say,
(AD)‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
18 For (AE)who has stood in the counsel of the Lord,
And has perceived and heard His word?
Who has marked His word and heard it?
19 Behold, a (AF)whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury—
A violent whirlwind!
It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
20 The (AG)anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart.
(AH)In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.
21 “I(AI) have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have (AJ)turned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings.
23 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?
24 Can anyone (AK)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
(AL)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, (AM)as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.
28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
29 “Is not My word like a (AN)fire?” says the Lord,
“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
30 “Therefore behold, (AO)I am against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am (AP)against the prophets,” says the Lord, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ 32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (AQ)lies and by (AR)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (AS)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.
33 “So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is (AT)the [h]oracle of the Lord?’ you shall then say to them, [i]‘What oracle?’ I will even forsake you,” says the Lord. 34 “And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The [j]oracle of the Lord!’ I will even punish that man and his house. 35 Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 36 And the [k]oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have (AU)perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. 37 Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the Lord answered you?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 38 But since you say, ‘The [l]oracle of the Lord!’ therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Because you say this word, “The oracle of the Lord!” and I have sent to you, saying, “Do not say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ ” 39 therefore behold, I, even I, (AV)will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. 40 And I will bring (AW)an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual (AX)shame, which shall not be forgotten.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
- Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. YHWH Tsidkenu
- Jeremiah 23:13 Lit. distastefulness
- Jeremiah 23:15 Or Pollution
- Jeremiah 23:17 stubbornness or imagination
- Jeremiah 23:33 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:33 LXX, Tg., Vg. ‘You are the burden.’
- Jeremiah 23:34 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:36 burden, prophecy
- Jeremiah 23:38 burden, prophecy
Jeremiah 23
King James Version
23 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.
3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
4 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.
5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness.
7 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
8 But, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
9 Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.
10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
11 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.
12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
16 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.
17 They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.
21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
23 Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
29 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.
33 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord.
34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.
35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
36 And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.
37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
38 But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;
39 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
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