^{13 Ref} And I have seen ways without sense in the prophets of Samaria; they became prophets of the Baal, causing my people Israel to go wrong.

^{14 Ref} And in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a shocking thing; they are untrue to their wives, walking in deceit, and they make strong the hands of evil-doers, so that a man may not be turned back from his evil-doing: they have all become like Sodom to me, and its people like Gomorrah.

^{15 Ref} So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the prophets: See, I will give them a bitter plant for their food, and bitter water for their drink: for from the prophets of Jerusalem unclean behaviour has gone out into all the land.

^{16 Ref} This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

^{17 Ref} They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you.

^{18 Ref} For which of them has knowledge of the secret of the Lord, and has seen him, and given ear to his word? which of them has taken note of his word and given attention to it?

^{19 Ref} See, the storm-wind of the Lord, even the heat of his wrath, has gone out, a rolling storm, bursting on the heads of the evil-doers.

^{20 Ref} The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.

^{21 Ref} I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word.

^{22 Ref} But if they had been in my secret, then they would have made my people give ear to my words, turning them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

^{23 Ref} Am I only a God who is near, says the Lord, and not a God at a distance?

^{24 Ref} In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.

^{25 Ref} My ears have been open to what the prophets have said, who say false words in my name, saying, I have had a dream, I have had a dream, I have had a dream,

^{26 Ref} Is (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?

^{27 Ref} Whose purpose is to take away the memory of my name from my people by their dreams, of which every man is talking to his neighbour, as their fathers gave up the memory of my name for the Baal.

^{28 Ref} If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.

^{29 Ref} Is not my word like fire? says the Lord; and like a hammer, smashing the rock to bits?

^{30 Ref} For this cause I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take my words, every one from his neighbour.

^{31 Ref} See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who let their tongues say, He has said.

^{32 Ref} See, I am against the prophets of false dreams, says the Lord, who give them out and make my people go out of the way by their deceit and their uncontrolled words: but I did not send them or give them orders; and they will be of no profit to this people, says the Lord.