Jeremiah 8:10
8:10 So I will give their wives to other men
and their fields to new owners.
For from the least important to the most important of them,
all of them are greedy for dishonest gain.
Prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit.
Jeremiah 9:3
The Lord Laments That He Has No Choice But to Judge Them
9:3 The Lord says,
“These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows.
Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies.
They have become powerful in the land,
but they have not done so by honest means.
Indeed, they do one evil thing after another
and do not pay attention to me.
Jeremiah 16:19
16:19 Then I said,
“Lord, you give me strength and protect me.
You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble.
Nations from all over the earth
will come to you and say,
‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods –
worthless idols that could not help them at all.
Jeremiah 20:6
20:6 You, Pashhur, and all your household
will go into exile in Babylon. You will die there and you will be buried there. The same thing will happen to all your friends to whom you have prophesied lies.’”
Jeremiah 23:14
23:14 But I see the prophets of Jerusalem
doing something just as shocking.
They are unfaithful to me
and continually prophesy lies.
So they give encouragement to people who are doing evil,
with the result that they do not stop their evildoing.
I consider all of them as bad as the people of Sodom,
and the citizens of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 28:15
28:15 Then the prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The
Lord did not send you! You are making these people trust in a lie!
Jeremiah 29:21
29:21 “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all also has something to say about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so. ‘I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and he will execute them before your very eyes.
Jeremiah 29:23
29:23 This will happen to them because they have done what is shameful
in Israel. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority.
They have spoken words that I did not command them to speak. I know what they have done. I have been a witness to it,’ says the
Lord.”
Jeremiah 29:31
29:31 “Send a message to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, ‘The
Lord has spoken about Shemaiah the Nehelamite. “Shemaiah has spoken to you as a prophet even though I did not send him. He is making you trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 40:16
40:16 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do that
because what you are saying about Ishmael is not true.”
Jeremiah 43:2
43:2 Then Azariah
son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and other arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie! The
Lord our God did not send you to tell us, ‘You must not go to Egypt and settle there.’