Jeremiah 14:14-18

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¹⁴Then 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. ¹⁵Therefore 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) ¹⁶And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury^(G) them, their wives, their sons and their daughters.^(H) I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve.^(I)

¹⁷“Speak this word to them:

“‘Let my eyes overflow with tears^(J)
    night and day without ceasing;
for the Virgin^(K) Daughter, my people,
    has suffered a grievous wound,
    a crushing blow.^(L)
¹⁸If I go into the country,
    I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
    I see the ravages of famine.^(M)
Both prophet and priest
    have gone to a land they know not.^(N)’”

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Jeremiah 14:14 Or visions, worthless divinations

Jeremiah 14:14-18

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¹⁴Then 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. ¹⁵Therefore, 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! ¹⁶The 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.
¹⁸If 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]