Jeremiah 14:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 14:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 14:14 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neith..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 14:14 — KJV
“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.”
— Jeremiah 14:14 (KJV)
Jeremiah 14:14 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 14:14
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:14: lord, prophesy, lies
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:14: then, lord, neither
“And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:14: then, lord, prophesy
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:14: lord, prophets, prophesy
“How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 14:14: prophets, prophesy, lies
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