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24 Shall any one hide himself in secret places, and I not see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
25 I have heard what the prophets say, what they prophesy in my name, saying falsely, I have seen a night vision.
26 How long shall these things be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?
27 who devise that men may forget my law by their dreams, which they have told every one to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot my name in the worship of Baal.
28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell his dream; and he in whom is my word spoken to him, let him tell my word truly: what is the chaff to the corn? so are my words, saith the Lord.
29 Behold, are not my words as fire? saith the Lord; and as an axe cutting the rock?
30 Behold, I am therefore against the prophets, saith the Lord God, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
31 Behold, I am against the prophets that put forth prophecies of mere words, and slumber their sleep.
32 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets that prophesy false dreams, and have not told them truly, and have caused my people to err by their lies, and by their errors; yet I sent them not, and commanded them not; therefore, they shall not profit this people at all.
33 And if this people, or the priest, or the prophet, should ask, What is the burden of the Lord? then thou shalt say to them, Ye are the burden, and I will dash you down, saith the Lord.
34 As for the prophet, and the priests, and the people, who shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even take vengeance on that man, and on his house.
35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What has the Lord answered? and, what has the Lord said?
36 And do ye name no more the burden of the Lord; for his own word shall be a man's burden.
37 But wherefore, say ye, has the Lord our God spoken?
38 Therefore thus saith the Lord our God; Because ye have spoken this word, The burden of the Lord, and I sent to you, saying, ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;
39 therefore, behold, I will seize, and dash down you and the city which I gave to you and your fathers.
40 And I will bring upon you an everlasting reproach, and everlasting disgrace, which shall not be forgotten.