Jeremías 14:14

14 El SEÑOR me contestó: «Mentira es lo que están profetizando en mi nombre esos profetas. Yo no los he enviado, ni les he dado ninguna orden, y ni siquiera les he hablado. Lo que les están profetizando son visiones engañosas, adivinaciones vanas y delirios de su propia imaginación.

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 Aunque ayunen, no escucharé sus clamores; aunque me ofrezcan holocaustos y ofrendas de cereal, no los aceptaré. En verdad, voy a exterminarlos con la espada, el hambre y la peste».

13 Pero yo respondí: «¡Ah, SEÑOR mi Dios! Los profetas les dicen que no se enfrentarán con la espada ni pasarán hambre, sino que tú les concederás una paz duradera en este lugar».

14 El SEÑOR me contestó: «Mentira es lo que están profetizando en mi nombre esos profetas. Yo no los he enviado, ni les he dado ninguna orden, y ni siquiera les he hablado. Lo que les están profetizando son visiones engañosas, adivinaciones vanas y delirios de su propia imaginación.

15 Por eso, así dice el SEÑOR: “En cuanto a los profetas que profetizan en mi nombre sin que yo los haya enviado, y que además dicen que no habrá espada ni hambre en este país, ellos mismos morirán de hambre y a filo de espada.

16 Y el pueblo al que profetizan será arrojado a las calles de Jerusalén a causa del hambre y de la espada, y no habrá quien los entierre, ni a ellos ni a sus esposas, ni a sus hijos, ni a sus hijas; también les echaré encima su propia maldad”.