American Standard Version
"Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. "
— Jeremiah 23:31, American Standard Version
“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
“Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says.”
“I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who are using their own tongues to declare,‘The LORD declares….’”
“Behold I am against the prophets, saith the Lord: who use their tongues, and say: The Lord saith it.”
“See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who let their tongues say, He has said.”
“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah.
Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor.
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Jehovah.
And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I will even punish that man and his house.