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- "If¹ there ariseª° amongª you a prophet,ª or¹ a dreamerª° of dreams,ª and givethª°¹ thee a signª or¹ a wonder,ª ... Thou shalt not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the wordsª of that¹ prophet,ª or¹ that¹ dreamerª° of dreams:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª provethª° you, to knowª° whether¹ ye² loveª°¹ the LORDª your Godª with all¹ your heartª and with all¹ your soul.ª" {Deu 13:1-3} + "Now¹ therefore send,ª° [and] gatherª° to¹ me¹ all¹ Israelª unto¹ mountª Carmel,ª and the prophetsª of Baalª fourª hundredª and fifty,ª and the prophetsª of the grovesª fourª hundred,ª which eatª° at Jezebel'sª table.ª ... Then saidª° Elijahª unto¹ the people,ª I,¹ [even] I only,¹ remainª° a prophetª of the LORD;ª but Baal'sª prophetsª [are] fourª hundredª and fiftyª men.ª" {1Kg 18:19-22} + "Then the kingª of Israelª gathered²° the prophets² together,ª°¹¹ about fourª hundredª men,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Shall I go²°¹ against¹ Ramothgileadª² to battle,ª or¹ shall I forbear?ª° And they said,ª° Go up;ª° for the Lordª shall deliverª° [it] into the handª of the king.ª" {1Kg 22:6} + "And, lo,¹ I perceivedª° that Godª had not¹ sentª° him; but¹ that he pronouncedª° this prophecyª against¹ me: for Tobiahª and Sanballatª had hiredª° him. ... My God,ª thinkª° thou upon Tobiahª and Sanballatª according to these¹ their works,ª and¹ on the prophetessª Noadiah,ª and the restª of the prophets,ª that¹ would have¹ put me in fear.ª°" {Neh 6:12-14} + "The ancientª and honourable,ªª° heª [is] the head;ª and the prophetª that teachethª° lies,ª he¹ [is] the tail.ª" {Isa 9:15} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª° ... Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹" {Isa 56:10-11} + "Then saidª° I, Ah,ª Lordª GOD!ª behold,¹ the prophetsª sayª° unto them, Ye shall not¹ seeª° the sword,ª neither¹ shall ye have¹ famine;ª but¹ I will giveª° you assuredª peaceª in this¹ place.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that prophesyª° in my name,ª and I¹ sentª° them not,¹ yet they¹ say,ª° Swordª and famineª shall not¹ be¹ in this¹ land;ª By swordª and famineª shall those¹ prophetsª be consumed.ª°" {Jer 14:13-15} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª Hearkenª° not¹ unto¹ the wordsª of the prophetsª that prophesyª° unto you: they make you vain:ª°¹ they¹ speakª° a visionª of their own heart,ª [and] not¹ out of the mouthª¹ of the LORD.ª ... They say²° stillª° unto them that despiseª° me, The LORDª hath said,ª° Ye shall have¹ peace;ª and they sayª° unto every one¹ that walkethª° after the imaginationª of his own heart,ª No¹ evilª shall comeª° upon¹ you." {Jer 23:16-17} + "I have heardª°¹ what¹ the prophetsª said,ª° that prophesyª° liesª in my name,ª saying,ª° I have dreamed,ª° I have dreamed.ª° ... Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ them that prophesyª° falseª dreams,ª saithª° the LORD,ª and do tellª° them, and cause¹ my peopleª to errª° by their lies,ª and by their lightness;ª yet I¹ sentª° them not,¹ nor¹ commandedª° them: therefore they shall not¹ profit²° this people² at all,ª°¹¹ saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 23:25-32} + "Therefore hearkenª° not¹ unto¹ the wordsª of the prophetsª that speakª° unto¹ you, saying,ª° Ye shall not¹ serveª°¹ the kingª of Babylon:ª for¹ they¹ prophesyª° a lieª unto you. ... For¹ I have not¹ sentª° them, saithª° the LORD,ª yet they¹ prophesyª° a lieª in my name;ª that¹ I might drive you out,ª°¹ and that ye might perish,ª° ye,¹ and the prophetsª that prophesyª° unto you." {Jer 27:14-15} + "Then saidª° the prophetª Jeremiahª unto¹ Hananiahª the prophet,ª Hearª° now,¹ Hananiah;ª The LORDª hath not¹ sentª° thee; but thou¹ makest¹ this¹ peopleª to trustª° in¹ a lie.ª ... So Hananiahª the prophetª diedª° the same¹ yearª in the seventhª month.ª" {Jer 28:15-17} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Let not¹ your prophetsª and your diviners,ª° that¹ [be] in the midstª of you, deceiveª° you, neither¹ hearkenª° to¹ your dreamsª which¹ ye¹ cause to be dreamed.ª° ... For¹ they¹ prophesyª° falselyª unto you in my name:ª I have not¹ sentª° them, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Jer 29:8-9} + "Sendª° to¹ all¹ them of the captivity,ª saying,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ Shemaiahª the Nehelamite;ª Because¹¹ that Shemaiahª hath prophesiedª° unto you, and I¹ sentª° him not,¹ and he caused you to trustª°¹ in¹ a lie:ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ I will punishª°¹ Shemaiahª the Nehelamite,ª and his seed:ª he shall not¹ have¹ a manª to dwellª° amongª this¹ people;ª neither¹ shall he beholdª° the goodª that¹ I¹ will doª° for my people,ª saithª° the LORD;ª because¹ he hath taughtª° rebellionª against¹ the LORD.ª" {Jer 29:31-32} + "Where¹ [are] now² your prophetsª which¹ prophesiedª° unto you, saying,ª° The kingª of Babylonª shall not¹ comeª° against¹ you, nor against¹ this¹ land?ª" {Jer 37:19} + "Thy prophetsª have seenª° vainª and foolish thingsª for thee: and they have not¹ discoveredª°¹ thine iniquity,ª to turn awayª° thy captivity;ª° but have seenª° for thee falseª burdensª and causes of banishment.ª" {Lam 2:14} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª unto¹ the foolishª prophets,ª that¹ followªª° their own spirit,ª and have seenª° nothing!¹ ... And say,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Woeª to the [women] that sewª° pillowsª to¹ all¹ armholes,ªª and makeª° kerchiefsª upon¹ the headª of every¹ statureª to huntª° souls!ª Will ye huntª° the soulsª of my people,ª and will ye save²° the souls² aliveª°¹ [that come] unto you?" {Ezk 13:3-18} + "The watchmanª° of Ephraimª [was] with¹ my God:ª [but] the prophetª [is] a snareª of a fowlerª in¹ all¹ his ways,ª [and] hatredª in the houseª of his God.ª" {Hsa 9:8} + "Ifª a manª walkingª° in the spiritª and falsehoodª do lie,ª° [saying], I will prophesyª° unto thee of wineª and of strong drink;ª he shall even be¹ the prophetª° of this¹ people.ª" {Mic 2:11} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª concerning¹ the prophetsª that make¹ my peopleª err,ª° that biteª° with their teeth,ª and cry,ª° Peace;ª and he that¹ puttethª° not¹ into¹ their mouths,ª they even prepareª° warª against¹ him." {Mic 3:5} + "The headsª thereof judgeª° for reward,ª and the priestsª thereof teachª° for hire,ª and the prophetsª thereof divineª° for money:ª yet will they leanª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and say,ª° [Is] not¹ the LORDª amongª us? none¹ evilª can comeª° upon¹ us." {Mic 3:11} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] when¹ anyª shall yet¹ prophesy,ª° then his fatherª and his motherª that begatª° him shall sayª° unto¹ him, Thou shalt not¹ live;ª° for¹ thou speakestª° liesª in the nameª of the LORD:ª and his fatherª and his motherª that begatª° him shall thrust²° him through¹ when he prophesieth.ª° ... And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª [that] the prophetsª shall be ashamedª° every oneª of his vision,ª¹ when he hath prophesied;ª° neither¹ shall they wearª° a roughª garmentª to¹ deceive:ª°" {Zch 13:3-4} + "Bewareª²° ofª false prophets,ª whichª comeª° toª youª inª sheep'sª clothing,ª butª inwardlyª they areª° raveningª wolves.ª" {Mtt 7:15} + "Woeª unto you,ª whenª allª menª shall speakª° wellª of you!ª forª soªª didª° theirª fathersª to the¹ false prophets.ª" {Lke 6:26} + "Forª they that are suchª serveª° notª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª butª their ownª belly;ª andª byª good wordsª andª fair speechesª deceiveª° the¹ heartsª of the¹ simple.ª" {Rom 16:18}
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