KJV ORIGINAL
They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They keep telling those who despise me, 'The LORD has said you will have peace,' and they tell everyone who follows their own stubborn desires, 'Nothing bad will happen to you.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is criticizing false prophets who tell people what they want to hear instead of God's true message of coming judgment.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah was prophesying during the final decades before Jerusalem's destruction by Babylon (around 600 BC). False prophets were telling the people that God would protect them no matter how they lived, contradicting Jeremiah's warnings about coming judgment. These false messages gave people a dangerous sense of security when they should have been repenting.
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