16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (A)filling you with vain hopes. (B)They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, (C)‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who (D)stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, (E)‘No disaster shall come upon you.’”

18 For (F)who among them has stood in the council of the Lord
    to see and to hear his word,
    or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
19 (G)Behold, the storm of the Lord!
    Wrath has gone forth,
(H)a whirling tempest;
    it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
20 (I)The anger of the Lord will not turn back
    until he has executed and (J)accomplished
    the intents of his heart.
(K)In the latter days you will understand it clearly.

21 (L)“I did not send the prophets,
    yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
    yet they prophesied.
22 (M)But if they had stood in my council,
    then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
(N)and they would have turned them from their evil way,
    and (O)from the evil of their deeds.

23 (P)“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? 24 (Q)Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. (R)Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets have said (S)who prophesy lies in my name, saying, (T)‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long shall there be lies in the heart of (U)the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart, 27 who think to make my people forget my name (V)by their dreams that they tell one another, even as their (W)fathers forgot my name for Baal? 28 (X)Let the prophet who has a dream (Y)tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. (Z)What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord. 29 (AA)Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and (AB)like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

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16 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Do not listen(A) to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
    they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions(B) from their own minds,
    not from the mouth(C) of the Lord.
17 They keep saying(D) to those who despise me,
    ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’(E)
And to all who follow the stubbornness(F) of their hearts
    they say, ‘No harm(G) will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council(H) of the Lord
    to see or to hear his word?
    Who has listened and heard his word?
19 See, the storm(I) of the Lord
    will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(J) swirling down
    on the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger(K) of the Lord will not turn back(L)
    until he fully accomplishes
    the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
    you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send(M) these prophets,
    yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
    yet they have prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,(N)
    they would have proclaimed(O) my words to my people
and would have turned(P) them from their evil ways
    and from their evil deeds.(Q)

23 “Am I only a God nearby,(R)
declares the Lord,
    “and not a God far away?
24 Who can hide(S) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(T)
declares the Lord.

25 “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies(U) in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream!(V) I had a dream!’ 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(W) of their own minds?(X) 27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget(Y) my name, just as their ancestors forgot(Z) my name through Baal worship.(AA) 28 Let the prophet who has a dream(AB) recount the dream, but let the one who has my word(AC) speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,”(AD) declares the Lord, “and like a hammer(AE) that breaks a rock in pieces?

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