Jeremiah 14:14

Translations

Modern

“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And YHWH said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name.” I have not sent them, and I have not commanded them, and not I have spoken to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision and divination, and worthlessness, and the deceit of their heart.

Latin

Et dicit Dominus ad me: Falso prophetæ vaticinantur in nomine meo: non misi eos, et non præcepi eis, neque locutus sum ad eos. Visionem mendacem, et divinationem, et fraudulentiam, et seductionem cordis sui, prophetant vobis.

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English

“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

Notes

Jeremiah 14:13–16

the prophets: The government of Judah had a group of prophets who supported the king's religious views. The Lord often condemned these prophets, along with the officials and priests. Here, the Lord revealed them as impostors and described the consequences for them and the people they advised.

Jeremiah 14:1–22

This chapter is a conversation between the Lord, Jeremiah, and the people. It began because a severe drought affected the land.

Theme notes and profiles

False Prophets Famine Visions

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 13:6–7
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
Jeremiah 29:8–9
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
Lamentations 2:14
The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
Jeremiah 29:31
“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
Ezekiel 12:24
For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,
Isaiah 30:10–11
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.
Jeremiah 27:9–10
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
2 Thessalonians 2:9–11
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?
Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
Jeremiah 23:21–32
I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
Jeremiah 27:14–15
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Famine Jeremiah (Person) Peace

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Deceit: False Teachers: Preach Deceit: Preach Divination: Practised by False Prophets False Prophets: Not Sent or Commissioned by God False Prophets: Often Practised Divination and Witchcraft False Prophets: Prophesied: Lies in the Name of the Lord Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Intercession: Additional Instances of Jeremiah, for Israel Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Prophecy: Guilt of Pretending to the Gift of Prophets: False: Punishment of Sorcery: Practiced by False Prophets The False Prophet Vision: A Mode of Revelation Visions: False Prophets Pretended to Have Seen

Jeremiah 14:14

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