Micah 3:5
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Micah 3:5
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5 This is what the Lord says:
Micah 3:5
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5 Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
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Jeremiah 14:14-15
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14 And the Lord said to me, (A)“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. (B)I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, [a]divination, a worthless thing, and the (C)deceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, whom I did not send, (D)and who say, ‘Sword and famine shall not be in this land’—‘By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed!
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- Jeremiah 14:14 Telling the future by signs and omens
Jeremiah 14:14-15
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14 Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies(A) in my name. I have not sent(B) them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions,(C) divinations,(D) idolatries[a] and the delusions of their own minds. 15 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish(E) by sword and famine.(F)
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- Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations
Jeremiah 14:14-15
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14 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
15 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
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Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They have also (A)healed the [a]hurt of My people [b]slightly,
(B)Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’
When there is no peace.
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- Jeremiah 6:14 Lit. crushing
- Jeremiah 6:14 Superficially
Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
when there is no peace.(A)
Jeremiah 6:14
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14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
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Jeremiah 28:15-17
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15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but (A)you make this people trust in a (B)lie. 16 Therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will cast you from the face of the earth. This year you shall (C)die, because you have taught (D)rebellion against the Lord.’ ”
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
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Jeremiah 28:15-17
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15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent(A) you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies.(B) 16 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth.(C) This very year you are going to die,(D) because you have preached rebellion(E) against the Lord.’”
17 In the seventh month of that same year, Hananiah the prophet died.(F)
Jeremiah 28:15-17
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15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.
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Jeremiah 23:32
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32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their (A)lies and by (B)their recklessness. Yet I did not send them or command them; therefore they shall not (C)profit this people at all,” says the Lord.
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Jeremiah 23:32
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Jeremiah 23:32
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32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.
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Isaiah 9:15-16
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15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16 For (A)the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
Isaiah 9:15-16
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15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
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Romans 16:18
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18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but (A)their own belly, and (B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.
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- Romans 16:18 NU, M omit Jesus
Romans 16:18
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18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ,(A) but their own appetites.(B) By smooth talk and flattery they deceive(C) the minds of naive people.
Romans 16:18
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18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
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Matthew 15:14
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14 Let them alone. (A)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
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Matthew 15:14
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14 Leave them; they are blind guides.[a](A) If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”(B)
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- Matthew 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind
Matthew 15:14
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14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
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Matthew 7:15
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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits(A)
15 (B)“Beware of false prophets, (C)who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
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Matthew 7:15
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True and False Prophets
15 “Watch out for false prophets.(A) They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.(B)
Matthew 7:15
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15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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