Jeremiah 27:14

Jeremiah again warns against the false prophets who promise freedom from Babylon, for they speak lies. The contest is between God's word and comforting deception.

Cross-references · 16

• Jer 14:14Then 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.
• Jer 29:8–9For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
• Jer 23:21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
• 2 Cor 11:13–15For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
• Mic 2:11If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
• Phil 3:2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
• 1 Jn 4:1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Jer 27:9–10Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
• Ezek 13:6–15They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
• Ezek 13:22–23Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
• 2 Pet 2:1–3But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
• Matt 7:15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
• Jer 23:25I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
• 1 Kgs 22:22–23And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
• Jer 28:15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
• Isa 28:10–13For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

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