Jeremiah 23:16

"Therefore the LORD of Armies says concerning the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink poisoned water; for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone out into all the land.”"

Key Reflection

This verse portrays a harsh judgment on false prophets who mislead the people. By comparing divine retribution to consuming wormwood and poisoned water, God indicates that these false prophets will suffer themselves while continuing to deceive others, allowing ungodliness to spread throughout the land.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

How were the people to know the false prophets from the true? The former bring a message that fills with vain hopes, or “speak a vision” out of their own invention.

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