Jeremiah 14:14

"Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”"

Key Reflection

In the context of Jeremiah 14:14, the prophet laments the false assurances given by other prophets to the people of Judah during a time of severe drought and impending judgment. The false prophets claimed that there would be no sword or famine, only peace. This verse highlights the stark contrast between divine truth and human deception, as Jeremiah acknowledges the lies propagated among the people. The original audience would have understood these false prophecies as a betrayal of trust, given that they were during a period when both natural disasters and military threats were very real.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Divination -i. e., “conjuring,” the abuse of the less understood powers of nature. It was strictly forbidden to all JewsDeuteronomy 18:10. A thing of nought -Probably a small idol made of the more precious metalsIsaiah 2:20. These methods the prophet declares to be the “deceit of their heart, i. e., not self-deceit, but a willful and intentional fraud.

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