World English Bible
Jeremiah 23:26
“How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?”
Verse in context — Jeremiah 23
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Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? says Yahweh. Don't I fill heaven and earth? says Yahweh.
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I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
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How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
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who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
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The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? says Yahweh.
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