Jeremiah 23:33-35

Contemporary English Version

News and Nuisance

The Lord said to me:

³³ Jeremiah, when a prophet or a priest or anyone else comes to you and asks, “Does the Lord have news for us?” tell them, “You people are a nuisance^[a] to the Lord, and he^[b] will get rid of you.”

³⁴ If any of you say, “Here is news from the Lord,” I will punish you and your families, even if you are a prophet or a priest. ³⁵ Instead, you must ask your friends and relatives, “What answer did the Lord give?” or “What has the Lord said?”