⁴ Do not trust^(A) in deceptive^(B) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!”

⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’^(A) For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

⁹ And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’^(A) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. ¹⁰ The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.^(B)

¹⁹ You have profaned^(A) me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread.^(B) By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.^(C)

³¹ “Send this message to all the exiles: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah^(A) the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send^(B) him, and has persuaded you to trust in lies,

⁸ But look, you are trusting^(A) in deceptive^(B) words that are worthless.

⁹ “‘Will you steal^(C) and murder,^(D) commit adultery^(E) and perjury,^[a](F) burn incense to Baal^(G) and follow other gods^(H) you have not known, ¹⁰ and then come and stand^(I) before me in this house,^(J) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?^{(K) 11} Has this house,^(L) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers^(M) to you? But I have been watching!^(N) declares the Lord.

¹² “‘Go now to the place in Shiloh^(O) where I first made a dwelling^(P) for my Name,^(Q) and see what I did^(R) to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.