Jeremiah 23:21-23

Common English Bible

²¹ I didn’t send the prophets,
    yet they ran anyway.
I didn’t speak to them,
    yet they prophesied anyway.
²² If they had stood in my council,
    they would have proclaimed
    my words to my people;
        they would have turned them
        from their evil ways and deeds.
²³ The Lord declares, Am I a God
    who is only nearby and not far off?