²⁹ “Is not my word like fire,”^(A) declares the Lord, “and like a hammer^(B) that breaks a rock in pieces?

³⁰ “Therefore,” declares the Lord, “I am against^(C) the prophets^(D) who steal from one another words supposedly from me. ³¹ Yes,” declares the Lord, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, ‘The Lord declares.’^{(E) 32} Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,^(F)” declares the Lord. “They tell them and lead my people astray^(G) with their reckless lies,^(H) yet I did not send^(I) or appoint them. They do not benefit^(J) these people in the least,” declares the Lord.

False Prophecy

³³ “When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, ‘What is the message^(K) from the Lord?’ say to them, ‘What message? I will forsake^(L) you, declares the Lord.’ ³⁴ If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, ‘This is a message^(M) from the Lord,’ I will punish^(N) them and their household.