Jeremiah 23:30 · KJV
“Therefore, behold, I {am} against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.”
— Jeremiah 23:30
{Is} not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer {that} breaketh the rock in pieces?
Behold, I {am} against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. {that...: or, that smooth their tongues}
Jeremiah 23 — Context
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What {is} the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. {that hath a dream: Heb. with whom is, etc}
29{Is} not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer {that} breaketh the rock in pieces?
30Therefore, behold, I {am} against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31Behold, I {am} against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. {that...: or, that smooth their tongues}
32Behold, 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.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:20
But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I {am} against you, saith the Lord GOD.
Jeremiah 14:14-15
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.
Ezekiel 13:20
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make {them} fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, {even} the souls that ye hunt to make {them} fly. {to make...: or, into gardens}
Psalms 34:16
The face of the LORD {is} against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord {are} over the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord {is} against them that do evil. {against: Gr. upon}
Ezekiel 15:7
And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from {one} fire, and {another} fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD, when I set my face against them.
Leviticus 20:3
And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.