For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Don't let the prophets and fortune-tellers among you trick you with lies, and don't listen to the dreams you keep having.
God is warning His people not to be deceived by false prophets and fortune-tellers who are giving them misleading messages and false hope.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Jeremiah's letter to the Jewish exiles in Babylon around 597 BC. Many false prophets were telling the exiles they would return home quickly, contradicting God's message through Jeremiah that they would be in exile for 70 years. These false teachers were giving people false hope and preventing them from settling into their new reality as God had instructed.
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