Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, behold: I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words, each one from his neighbor. "
— Jeremiah 23:30, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.”
“Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. ”
“Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who steal my words everyone from his neighbor.”
“So I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.”
“Therefore behold I am against the prophets, saith the Lord: who steal my words every one from his neighbour.”
“For this cause I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take my words, every one from his neighbour.”
“Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.”
They want to cause my people to forget my name, by means of their dreams, which each of them describes to his neighbor, just as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Baal.
The prophet who has had a dream, let him describe the dream. And he who receives my word, let him speak my word in truth. For what has the chaff to do with the wheat, says the Lord?
Are not my words like a fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer crushing rock?
Therefore, behold: I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who steal my words, each one from his neighbor.
Behold, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take up their tongues and say: ‘The Lord says it.’
Behold, I am against the prophets, who dream what is false, says the Lord; who explain and so seduce my people with their falsehoods and with their miracles, though I did not send them, nor did I command them. They have offered nothing beneficial to this people, says the Lord.
Therefore, if this people, or a prophet, or a priest questions you, saying, ‘What is the burden of the Lord?’ you shall say to them, ‘You are the burden. And certainly I will cast you away, says the Lord.’