Jeremiah 23:13-16

Lying Prophets

13 In the prophets of t Samaria
u I saw an unsavory thing:
v they prophesied by Baal
w and led my people Israel astray.
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
x they commit adultery and walk in lies;
y they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
z all of them have become like Sodom to me,
z and its inhabitants like Gomorrah."
15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
a "Behold, I will feed them with bitter food
a and give them b poisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has gone out into all the land."

16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, c filling you with vain hopes. d They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 7:9
    And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the hea...
    Ezekiel 16:46
    And your elder sister is Samaria, who lived wit...
    Ezekiel 16:51
    Samaria has not committed half your sins. You h...
    Ezekiel 16:53
    I will restore their fortunes, both the fortune...
    Ezekiel 16:55
    As for your sisters, Sodom and her daughters sh...
    Ezekiel 23:4
    Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah t...
    Ezekiel 23:33
    You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow....
  2. Cross References
    Lamentations 2:14
    Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 2:8
    The priests did not say, 'Where is the Lord ?' Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds transgressed against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and went after things that do not profit.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 9:16
    For those who guide this people have been leading them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
    Micah 3:5
    Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry "Peace" when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths.
  5. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:23
    Because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the Lord.'
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 64:5
    They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?
    Ezekiel 13:22
    Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:9 - 10
    If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah.
    Isaiah 13:19
    And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:9 - 10
    If the Lord of hosts had not left us a few survivors, we should have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah.
    Isaiah 13:19
    And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:15
    Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink.
    Proverbs 5:4
    But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 9:15
    Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with bitter food, and give them poisonous water to drink.
    Proverbs 5:4
    But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 8:14
    Why do we sit still? Gather together; let us go into the fortified cities and perish there, for the Lord our God has doomed us to perish and has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 12:2
    Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
  13. Cross References
    Jeremiah 23:21
    I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
    Jeremiah 23:26
    How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart.
    Numbers 16:28
    And Moses said, "Hereby you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, and that it has not been of my own accord.
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