“I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
And the Lord said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.
I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
“Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,
for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the Lord.
And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
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