12 (A)When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and (B)when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But (C)I will consume them by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.”

13 (D)Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you [a]assured (E)peace in this place.’ ”

14 And the Lord said to me, (F)“The prophets prophesy lies in My name. (G)I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, [b]divination, a worthless thing, and the (H)deceit of their heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 14:13 true
  2. Jeremiah 14:14 Telling the future by signs and omens

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