Jeremiah 14:14Then Yahweh said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I didn't send them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~593 BC. Jeremiah confronts popular prophets promising peace while Babylon's army approaches. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: righteous fury at seeing God's people deceived
The original word
sheqer (שֶׁקֶר) — deliberate deception, not just error but intentional lies
Why it matters
These false prophets wore the same clothes and used the same phrases as true prophets, making them nearly indistinguishable
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What most readers miss in Jeremiah 14:14
The false prophets genuinely believed they were helping by giving hope during national crisis
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about obvious cults, but these false prophets were mainstream religious leaders with big followings who genuinely thought they were helping.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 14:14
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 14:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 14:14 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include false prophecy, divine authority. Notable phrases: prophets prophesy lies; I didn't send them. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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