Jeremiah 23:29-34
23:29 My message is like a fire that purges dross!
It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces!
I, the
Lord, so affirm it!
23:30 So I, the
Lord, affirm
that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.
23:31 I, the
Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who are using their own tongues to declare, ‘The
Lord declares….’
23:32 I, the
Lord, affirm
that I am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them. They are misleading my people with their reckless lies.
I did not send them. I did not commission them. They are not helping these people at all.
I, the
Lord, affirm it!”
23:33 The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, when one of these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, ‘What burdensome message do you have from the Lord?’ Tell them, ‘You are the burden, and I will cast you away. I, the Lord, affirm it!
23:34 I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says “The Lord’s message is burdensome.” I will punish both that person and his whole family.’”