Jer 29:25-32, 38:4, Amo 2:12, 7:12-17, Mic 2:6-7, Mat 27:64 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel : You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem , and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest , and to all the priests , saying ,

25 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to ^aZephaniah the son of ^bMaaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 ‘The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have ^ccharge in the house of the Lord ^dover every madman who prophesies, to put him in ^ethe stocks and neck irons. 27 Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah ^fof Anathoth who is prophesying to you? 28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; ^gbuild houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’”

29 ^hZephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. 30 ⁱThen the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning ^jShemaiah of Nehelam: Because ^kShemaiah had prophesied to you ^lwhen I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, 32 therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish ^mShemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, ⁿand he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the Lord, ^ofor he has spoken rebellion against the Lord.’”

Jeremiah 38:4

4 Then the officials said to the king, ^p“Let this man be put to death, ^qfor he is weakening the hands of the soldiers who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man is not seeking ^rthe welfare of this people, but their harm.”

Amos 2:12

12 “But you made the Nazirites ^sdrink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ^t‘You shall not prophesy.’

Amos 7:12-17

12 And Amaziah said to Amos, ^u“O seer, go, flee away ^vto the land of Judah, and ^weat bread there, and prophesy there, 13 but ^xnever again prophesy at Bethel, for ^yit is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”

14 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, ^z“I was ^{▼▼Or am; twice in this verse} no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but ^abI was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. 15 ^acBut the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ 16 ^adNow therefore hear the word of the Lord.

“You say, ^ae‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
and ^afdo not preach against the house of ^agIsaac.’
17 ^ahTherefore thus says the Lord:

“‘Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city,
and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword,
and your land ^aishall be divided up with a measuring line;
you yourself shall die in an unclean land,
and ^ajIsrael shall surely go into exile away from its land.’”

Micah 2:6-7

6 ^ak“Do not preach”—thus they preach—
^al“one should not preach of such things;
^amdisgrace will not overtake us.”
7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
^anHas the Lord grown impatient? ^{▼▼Hebrew Has the spirit of the Lord grown short?}
Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
to him who walks uprightly?

Matthew 27:64

64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^aplest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”