Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Jeremiah 23:31 stands as a divine condemnation of prophets who falsely claim that God has spoken through them. Such false claims clothe deceptive messages with an appearance of divine authority, making what is merely human speech seem to carry the weight of heaven. Those messages can combine rebuke with flattering promises, and by that mixture they lead people astray.
Jeremiah 23:31 stands as a divine condemnation of prophets who falsely claim that God has spoken through them. Such false claims clothe deceptive messages with an appearance of divine authority, making what is merely human speech seem to carry the weight of heaven. Those messages can combine rebuke with flattering promises, and by that mixture they lead people astray.