Jeremiah 14:14
Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 23:14-16 depicts prophets committing adultery and giving false hopes, directly echoing the false visions condemned in 14:14.
Jeremiah 29:8 warns exiles not to be deceived by prophets—reinforcing the message of false prophecy from 14:14.
Jeremiah 28:15 confronts Hananiah: 'The LORD has not sent you, yet you persuade the nation to trust lies'—same charge.
Jeremiah 27:15 repeats the same phrase: 'I have not sent them, but they prophesy lies in my name'—a direct parallel.
Jeremiah 27:14 commands not to listen to prophets who speak lies — a parallel warning against the same false prophets.
Jeremiah 27:10 warns that false prophets prophesy lies to remove you from your land — directly echoes the lying prophecy here.
Jeremiah 27:9 warns against listening to false prophets who lie about serving Babylon — the same false prophecy condemned here.
Jeremiah 23:26 asks how long prophets will prophesy lies — reinforcing the same indictment of false prophecy.
In Jeremiah 23:25, false prophets claim dreams from God — the same deception condemned here.
Jeremiah 23:21-32 expands on prophets running without being sent, repeating the 'I did not send them' accusation from 14:14.
Jeremiah 29:9 states plainly: 'They prophesy lies in my name. I have not sent them'—identical to 14:14.
In Jeremiah 29:21, God names false prophets Ahab and Zedekiah — specific examples of the lying prophets denounced here.
Jeremiah 29:31 condemns Shemaiah for prophesying without being sent, leading to lies—same core issue.
Jeremiah 37:19 asks where the false prophets who promised no Babylonian invasion are — a direct aftermath of the lies here.
In Jeremiah 8:11, false prophets heal the wound lightly saying 'Peace, peace'—the same lies condemned here.
In Jeremiah 20:6, this same condemnation falls on Pashhur, a false prophet who prophesied lies—direct judgment.
In Jeremiah 23:16, God warns against prophets who speak visions from their own minds—directly echoing this verse.
In Jeremiah 23:17, false prophets promise peace to the stubborn—the same false assurance condemned here.
Jeremiah 7:8 warns of trusting deceptive words — the same false prophecies of peace that Jeremiah 14:14 identifies as lies.
Jeremiah 5:31 directly states 'the prophets prophesy lies' — the same accusation made in 14:14, reinforcing the pervasive falsehood.
Jeremiah 5:12 specifies the false prophets' message: denying impending judgment — the exact lies Jeremiah 14:14 condemns.
In Jeremiah 23:30, God condemns prophets who steal words from one another—another form of false prophecy.
Jeremiah 4:10 records the deceptive peace prophecy that the false prophets in 14:14 are spreading — a direct example from the same book.
In Jeremiah 18:18, the people trust their own prophets and plot against Jeremiah—showing the same rejection of God's true word.
Zechariah 10:2 describes false visions and lying diviners that lead people astray — same issue of deceptive prophecy.
Micah 3:11 condemns prophets who prophesy for money yet claim God's presence — similar false prophecy.
Ezekiel 12:24 promises an end to false visions — the very thing denounced here will cease.
Ezekiel 13:6 echoes the same charge: prophets say 'The LORD declares' when He has not sent them.
Ezekiel 13:7 repeats the accusation of false visions and lying divinations claiming God's authority.
Ezekiel 13:23 announces the end of false visions and divination — the judgment that follows such lies.
Ezekiel 21:29 describes false visions that lead to punishment — the same deceptive prophecy theme.
Lamentations 2:14 accuses prophets of false and deceptive visions that mislead — the same condemnation.
Zechariah 13:3 says a false prophet speaking lies in God's name will be pierced — a later judgment echoing this condemnation.
Isaiah 9:15 condemns the prophet who teaches lies — the same category of false prophets denounced here.
In Matthew 7:15, Jesus warns about false prophets in sheep's clothing—continuing the same biblical theme.
In Matthew 24:5, Jesus warns of many coming in his name claiming to be the Messiah, paralleling Jeremiah's false prophets who spoke lies in God's name.
Deuteronomy 18:20 establishes the death penalty for prophets speaking in God's name without command — the precise sin Jeremiah condemns here.
In Mark 13:6, Jesus warns of false claimants saying 'I am he'—the same pattern of deception by false prophets in God's name that Jeremiah condemned.
In Micah 3:5, false prophets lead people astray and proclaim peace for reward—same corruption.
In Micah 2:11, a false prophet promising wine and beer is exactly the kind of liar denounced here.
In Lamentations 4:13, the sins of false prophets are blamed for Jerusalem's fall—fulfilling the judgment implied here.
Nehemiah 6:12 records Nehemiah discerning that a prophet was not sent by God — parallel to God declaring the false prophets not sent.
In 1 Kings 22:6, 400 prophets falsely claim God's approval for war — a concrete example of the lying prophets Jeremiah exposes.
Isaiah 56:10 calls Israel's watchmen blind and mute — echoing Jeremiah's condemnation of prophets who speak lies instead of God's truth.
Isaiah 28:7 describes prophets staggering from wine, linking false visions to drunkenness — a specific corruption Jeremiah's false prophets may share.