Jer 23:16-17 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 23:16-32: 23:16-32 The Lord appealed to the people to reject these prophets and listen instead to his word . 23:16 The false prophets gave the people futile hopes ; they had not been commissioned to speak for the Lord , and their ideas came from their own imaginations.

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‏ Jeremiah 23:16-17

Summary for Jer 23:16-32: 23:16-32 ^a The Lord appealed to the people to reject these prophets and listen instead to his word. 23:16 ^b The false prophets gave the people futile hopes; they had not been commissioned to speak for the Lord, and their ideas came from their own imaginations.
23:17 ^c These prophets lied to the people, assuring them that peace would soon come, even though they despise the Lord’s word. However, the Lord had already decreed destruction.