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Jeremiah 23:31

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Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:29

    Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

  2. Jeremiah 23:30

    Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

  3. Jeremiah 23:32

    Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

  4. Jeremiah 23:33

    And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.