Jeremías 14:14

14 Me dijo entonces el SEÑOR: En falso profetizan los profetas en mi nombre; no los envié, ni les mandé, ni les hablé; visión mentirosa, adivinación, vanidad, y engaño de su corazón os profetizan

Jeremías 14:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 14:14

Then said the Lord unto me
In reply to the above excuse, in favour of the people: the prophets prophesy lies in my name;
it is a wicked thing to tell lies; it is more so to foretell them, and that in the name of the Lord; pretending they have his authority, and are under the influence and guidance of his Spirit; and it was sinful in the people to give credit to them, and the more so in that they were forewarned of these prophets and their lies, and had the reverse told them by a true prophet of the Lord, and therefore were inexcusable. I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto
them;
all which are requisite to a prophet, or to a man's prophesying in the name of the Lord; he ought to have his mission from him, and his commission from him; his orders and credentials from him, and the things themselves which he delivers; neither of which those prophets had; nor were they able to make out those things to the people, of which they should have had satisfaction before they believed them, and therefore were highly to blame in giving heed unto them. They prophecy unto you a false vision;
or, "a vision of falsehood" ^F13; pretending they had a vision from the Lord, when they had none: and divination;
soothsaying or astrology, as some interpret it, as Kimchi observes; foretelling things by the stars: and a thing of nought;
which is good for nothing, and comes to nothing: and the deceit of their hearts;
which flows from their deceitful hearts and vain imaginations, and by no means to be depended upon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (rqv Nwzx) "visionem mendacii", Schmidt; "visionem falsitatis", Montanus.

Jeremías 14:14 In-Context

12 Cuando ayunaren, yo no oiré su clamor, y cuando ofrecieren holocausto y ofrenda, no lo aceptaré; antes los consumiré con espada, y con hambre, y con pestilencia

13 Y yo dije: ¡Ah! ¡ah! ¡Señor DIOS! He aquí que los profetas les dicen: No veréis espada, ni habrá hambre en vosotros, sino que en este lugar os daré paz verdadera

14 Me dijo entonces el SEÑOR: En falso profetizan los profetas en mi nombre; no los envié, ni les mandé, ni les hablé; visión mentirosa, adivinación, vanidad, y engaño de su corazón os profetizan

15 Por tanto, así dijo el SEÑOR sobre los profetas que profetizan en mi nombre, los cuales yo no envié, y que dicen: Espada ni hambre no habrá en esta tierra. Con espada y con hambre serán consumidos los tales profetas

16 Y el pueblo a quien profetizan, echado será en las calles de Jerusalén por hambre y por espada; y no habrá quien los entierre, ellos, y sus mujeres, y sus hijos, y sus hijas; y sobre ellos derramaré su maldad