Jeremiah 14:14-18
English Standard Version
14 And the Lord said to me: “The (A)prophets are prophesying lies in my name. (B)I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, (C)worthless divination, and (D)the deceit of their own minds. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in my name although (E)I did not send them, and who say, (F)‘Sword and famine shall not come upon this land’: (G)By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed. 16 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem, victims of famine and sword, (H)with none to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, and their daughters. For I will pour out their evil upon them.
17 “You shall say to them this word:
(I)‘Let my eyes run down with tears night and day,
and let them not cease,
for the virgin (J)daughter of my people is shattered with a great wound,
(K)with a very grievous blow.
18 (L)If I go out into the field,
behold, those pierced by the sword!
(M)And if I enter the city,
behold, the diseases of famine!
(N)For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land
and have no knowledge.’”
Jeremiah 14:14-18
International Standard Version
14 Then the Lord told me, “The prophets are prophesying lies[a] in my name. I didn’t send them, I didn’t command them, and I didn’t speak to them. They’re proclaiming[b] to you false visions, worthless predictions,[c] and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the false prophets who prophesy in my name, ‘There will be no sword and famine in this land’ (though I haven’t sent them): ‘By the sword and by famine these prophets will be finished off! 16 The people to whom they have prophesied will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword. There will be no one to bury them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I’ll pour out on them the[d] judgment they deserve.’”[e]
17 “And deliver[f] this message to them:
‘Let tears run down my face,[g]
night and day, and don’t let them stop,
because my virgin daughter—my people—
will be broken with a powerful blow,
with a severe wound.
18 If I go out into the field,
I see those slain by the sword!
If I go into the city,
I see the ravages of the famine!
Indeed, both prophet and priest
ply their trade in the land,
but they don’t know anything.’”[h]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:14 Or deception
- Jeremiah 14:14 Lit. prophesying
- Jeremiah 14:14 or divination
- Jeremiah 14:16 Lit. their
- Jeremiah 14:16 The Heb. lacks they deserve
- Jeremiah 14:17 Lit. speak
- Jeremiah 14:17 Lit. Let my eyes run down with tears
- Jeremiah 14:18 The Heb. lacks anything
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