For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
"I have not sent them," says the LORD, "yet they speak lies claiming to speak for me. This will lead to your being driven from your land and destroyed—both you and the prophets who give you these false messages."
God is warning that false prophets who claim to speak for Him are actually leading people toward destruction and exile.
📚 Historical Context
Jeremiah spoke these words around 594-593 BC when Judah was under Babylonian control. False prophets were telling the people that God would quickly break Babylon's power and restore their freedom, contradicting Jeremiah's message that they should submit to Babylon. These competing messages created confusion about what God actually wanted His people to do during this crisis.
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