Jeremiah 23:25-32

Expanded Bible

²⁵ “I have heard the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’ ²⁶ How long will this continue in the ·minds [^Lhearts] of these lying prophets? They prophesy from their own ·wishful thinking [^Ldeceitful hearts]. ²⁷ They are trying to make the people of Judah forget ·me [^Lmy name] by telling each other these dreams. In the same way, their ·ancestors [fathers] forgot ·me [^Lmy name] ·and worshiped [^Lfor] Baal. ²⁸ ·Is straw the same thing as [^LWhat has straw in common with] wheat?” says the Lord. “If a prophet wants to tell about his dreams, let him! But let the person who hears my message speak it truthfully! ²⁹ Isn’t my message like a fire?” says the Lord. “Isn’t it like a hammer that smashes a rock?

³⁰ “So I am against the prophets [^Cfalse prophets],” says the Lord. “They keep stealing words from each other [^Cand say they are from God]. ³¹ I am against the prophets [^Cfalse prophets],” says the Lord. “They use their own ·words [^Ltongues] and ·pretend it is a message from me [^Lsay, ‘Says the Lord’]. ³² I am against the prophets who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and ·false teachings [recklessness]! I did not send them or command them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all,” says the Lord.