Jeremiah 23:16 Cross References - JuliaSmith

¹⁶ Thus said Jehovah of armies, Ye shall not hear to the words of the prophets prophesying to you; they making you vain: they will speak the vision of their heart, not from the mouth of Jehovah.

¹⁵ And they will reject his laws and his covenant which he cut out with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified in them; and they will go after vanity, and they will be vain, and after the nations which were round about them which Jehovah commanded them not to do as they.

²⁷ Cease, my son, to hear instructions for erring from the words of knowledge.

⁵ Thus said Jehovah, What iniquity found your fathers in me that they removed far off from me, and went after vanity, and they became vain?

²⁰ For hear, ye women, the word of Jehovah, and your ear shall receive the word of his mouth, and teach ye your daughters lamentation, and a woman her neighbor, the song of mourning.

¹⁴ And Jehovah will say to me, The prophets are prophesying a lie in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spake not to them: a vision of falsehood and a divination, and nought, and the deceit of their heart they are prophesying to you.

²¹ I sent not the prophets, and they ran; I spake not to them, and they prophesied.

²⁶ How long is it in the heart of the prophets prophesying a lie, and prophesying the deceit of their heart?

⁹ And ye shall not hear to your prophets and to your divinations, and to your dreamers, and to those of you practicing magic, and to your sorcerers, which they are saying to you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babel: ¹⁰ For they are prophesying a lie to you so as to remove you far off from your land; and I thrust you away, and ye perished.

¹⁴ And ye shall not bear to the words of the prophets, saying to you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babel; for they are prophesying a lie to you. ¹⁵ For I sent them not, says Jehovah, and they are prophesying in my name for falsehood; for my thrusting you away, and ye perish, ye, and the prophets prophesying to you. ¹⁶ And to the priests and to all this people I spake, saying, Thus said Jehovah: Ye shall not hear to the words of your prophets prophesying to you, saying, Behold the vessels of the house of Jehovah being now turned back from Babel speedily: for they are prophesying a lie to you. ¹⁷ Ye shall not hear to them; serve ye the king of Babel, and live: wherefore shall this city be laid waste?

⁸ For thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Your prophets in the midst of you shall not deceive to you, and your diviners and you shall not hear to your dreams which ye dream.

³ Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo upon the foolish prophets which are going after their spirit, and they saw not

⁶ They saw vanity and a divination of falsehood, saying, says Jehovah: and Jehovah sent them not: and they waited to raise up the word.

¹⁶ The prophets of Israel prophesying to Jerusalem, and seeing for her a vision of peace, and no peace, says the Lord Jehovah.

²³ For this, ye shall not see falsehood, and ye shall no more divine a divination: and I delivered my people from your hand: and ye knew that I am Jehovah.

²⁸ And her prophets plastered plaster upon them, seeing vanity, and divining to them falsehood, saying Thus said the Lord Jehovah; and Jehovah spoke not

¹¹ If a man going in the spirit and falsehood, lying, I will drop to thee for wine and for strong drink; and he was the dropping of this people.

¹⁵ And hold from false prophets which come in to you in sheep's dresses, but within they are rapacious wolves.

²¹ Wherefore having known God, not as God did they honour or return thanks; but were rendered vain in their conversations, and their heart without understanding was darkened.

¹³ For such the falsely sent, crafty workers, being transformed into the sent of Christ. ¹⁴ And not wonderful; for Satan himself is transformed into a messenger of light. ¹⁵ No great thing therefore if also his servants are transformed as servants of justice; whose end shall be according to their works.

⁸ But also if we, or a messenger from heaven, announce good news to you, more than what: we have announced to you, let him be anathema. ⁹ As we said before, also now say I again, If any announce to you good news above what ye received, let him be anathema.

¹ Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits if they are of God: for many false prophets have come out into the world.