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Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the Lord.
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They continually say to those who despise Me, 'The Lord has said, "You shall have peace" '; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, 'No evil shall come upon you.' "
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For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it?
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Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury-- A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked
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The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His heart. In the latter days you will understand it perfectly.
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"I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied
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But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings.
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"Am I a God near at hand," says the Lord, "And not a God afar off?
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Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?" says the Lord; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the Lord.
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"I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed!'
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How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,