Jeremiah 14:15

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 5:12, the people lie about God saying 'No harm will come; we will never see sword or famine'—the exact false assurance the prophets gave in 14:15.

In Jeremiah 5:13, the prophets are called 'wind' and the people say 'let what they say be done to them'—a call for the judgment that 14:15 declares will happen.

In Jeremiah 20:6, Pashhur and those who prophesied lies will die in exile—a specific instance of the judgment on false prophets threatened in 14:15.

In Jeremiah 23:15, God will make false prophets eat bitter food and drink poisoned water as judgment—a parallel to the perishing by sword and famine in 14:15.

In Jeremiah 28:16, Hananiah will die for preaching rebellion against the Lord—a specific case of a false prophet perishing, as threatened in 14:15.

In Jeremiah 29:21, false prophets Ahab and Zedekiah are sentenced to death by Nebuchadnezzar — fulfilling the same judgment pronounced in 14:15.

In Jeremiah 29:31, Shemaiah is condemned for prophesying without being sent — the same charge as 14:15, with a similar judgment.

Jeremiah 8:11 accuses false prophets of saying 'Peace, peace' when there is none — the identical charge against the prophets in this verse.

Jeremiah 23:30 condemns prophets who steal God's words — another judgment oracle against false prophets, reinforcing the theme of divine opposition.

In Jeremiah 6:15, the shameless prophets 'will fall among the fallen' when punished—a similar judgment to the perishing by sword and famine in 14:15.

Jeremiah 24:10 threatens sword, famine, and pestilence — the same instruments of judgment that will strike the false prophets in this verse.

In Jeremiah 29:32, Shemaiah receives punishment for false prophecy — echoing the divine retribution promised in 14:15.

Deuteronomy 18:20 condemns prophets speaking presumptuously in God's name — the exact basis for Jeremiah's judgment on false peace prophets.

Micah 3:5 Parallel

Micah 3:5 directly parallels false prophets who cry 'Peace!' for pay, exactly matching the false assurance Jeremiah's prophets gave — both are judged.

Ezekiel 13:14 condemns false prophets who whitewash walls with false peace, directly paralleling Jeremiah's prophets who denied sword and famine — both face destruction.

Lamentations 2:20 explicitly mentions prophet and priest killed in the sanctuary, illustrating the sword judgment Jeremiah warned false prophets would face.

Isaiah 9:15 Parallel

Isaiah 9:15 identifies the prophet who teaches lies as the tail — the same category of deceptive prophets facing judgment.

Deuteronomy 13:5 prescribes death for false prophets who lead astray — the same principle Jeremiah applies to the peace prophets here.

In Ezekiel 14:10, false prophets share punishment with those who consult them — reinforcing the principle that deceptive prophets are judged, as in 14:15.

In 2 Peter 2:1-3, false teachers are condemned — a NT echo of the OT judgment on false prophets in 14:15, showing continuity.

Lamentations 1:19 shows priests and elders perishing during siege, echoing the judgment on false prophets in Jeremiah — leaders die under God's wrath.

Nehemiah 6:14 recalls God remembering false prophets who intimidated Nehemiah — a parallel of divine accountability for false prophets.

Hosea 4:5 Parallel

Hosea 4:5 says the prophet will stumble with the people, reinforcing that false prophets share in the judgment they should have warned against.