Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Cross-reference
In Jeremiah 23:28, God distinguishes truthful prophecy from false dreams — directly extending the warning here.
In Jeremiah 23:32, God declares judgment on those prophesying lying dreams — reinforcing the condemnation.
In Jeremiah 23:16, the same chapter warns against prophets who speak visions from their own minds, directly reinforcing the charge.
Jeremiah 29:23 directly condemns false prophets speaking lies in God's name — the same offense as the lying dreams here.
Jeremiah 27:14 repeats the charge: false prophets prophesy lies, reinforcing the theme of deceptive prophecy found in this verse.
Jeremiah 27:9 also warns against listening to prophets, diviners, and dreamers who speak lies—directly echoing the false dreamers condemned here.
In Jeremiah 5:31, the same charge: prophets prophesy lies and people love it — reinforcing the persistent pattern.
In Jeremiah 8:10, prophets and priests practice deceit — the same indictment against false religious leaders.
In Jeremiah 14:14, God declares false prophets speak delusions of their own minds, directly paralleling the lying dreams here.
In Jeremiah 20:6, Pashhur is judged for prophesying lies — a specific example of the fate awaiting such false prophets.
In Jeremiah 29:8, God warns exiles not to be deceived by false dreamers — echoing the same issue in a later context.
In Numbers 12:6, God affirms He speaks through dreams to true prophets — contrasting with false claims here.
Micah 2:11 describes a prophet who 'utters wind and lies' as the people's preferred preacher—a direct parallel to false prophets speaking deception.
Ezekiel 22:28 condemns prophets who see false visions and divine lies, directly mirroring the lying dreamers denounced here.
Zechariah 10:2 explicitly says diviners 'tell false dreams' and give empty consolation—a strong parallel to the lying dreamers in this verse.
In Isaiah 9:15, prophets who teach lies are called 'the tail' — a direct condemnation echoing the same false prophecy issue.
In Nehemiah 6:12, a hired prophet's false message is exposed as not from God — same unmasking of lying prophets.
In 2 Chronicles 18:10, the same false prophecy event (Zedekiah's iron horns) reinforces the pattern of fabricated divine messages.
In 1 Kings 22:11, a false prophet uses a symbolic act (iron horns) to claim divine authority, mirroring the lying dreams condemned here.
In Deuteronomy 13:1, God warns about dreamers who lead to idolatry — directly parallel to false prophets here.
In 2 Peter 2:1, Peter echoes this warning against false prophets, showing the same pattern of lying teachers who bring destructive heresies.
In Revelation 2:23, God searches hearts and repays deeds — revealing that He alone knows true motives, exposing false prophets' lies.
Ezekiel 13:2 speaks of prophets prophesying from their own hearts—a parallel indictment of false prophecy originating from human invention rather than God.
In Joel 2:28, God promises Spirit-given dreams — contrasting with the false dreams condemned here.
In Matthew 1:20, Joseph receives a true dream from God — contrasting with false dreams here.
In Genesis 37:9, Joseph's second dream also comes from God — further contrasting with false dreams.
In Genesis 37:5, Joseph's dream comes from God — contrasting with false claims here.