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But as for you, don`t you listen to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, You shall not serve the king of Babylon:
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The Many Faces of Falsehood
Commentators note that God warns against a wide array of false spiritual guides, including prophets, diviners (who cast lots), dream interpreters, enchanters (astrologers), and sorcerers. These various forms of deception were united in a single, appealing message: resist Babylon and you will be safe. This highlights that false teaching often comes in many forms but typically tells people what they want to hear, promising peace and prosperity against God's revealed will.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Dreamers — literally, as in the margin. People dream dreams for themselves, and go to diviners to ask the explanation of them.
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore do not listen to your prophets.—The almost exhaustive list of the names given to the men who claimed the power …
16th Century
Protestant
As Jeremiah had declared to the king, as well as to the citizens, that they could not escape the punishment that was at hand, he now confronts that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These words are not directed to the Jews, but are a continuation of what the messengers of the nations should say to their masters from the God of …
Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, after presenting a clear title, the prophet refutes the false comfort offered by the prophets. He does this first in a general way,…
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