Jeremiah 28:15
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
Study Note
Study Note
Jeremiah's rebuke to Hananiah — 'The Lord hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie' — constitutes a fundamental assertion about the nature of false prophecy as generating misplaced trust. The distinction between 'the Lord hath not sent thee' and the prophet's claims of divine authorization highlights the epistemological crisis that confronted every prophetic community: competing claims of divine mandate with no immediately verifiable criterion. Jeremiah's criterion (28:8-9) — that prophets who predicted peace should be verified by fulfillment, while prophets of judgment stood in the tradition of verified predecessors — represents one of the most careful canonical reflections on prophetic epistemology. Deuteronomy 18 and 13 provide the broader Torah framework within which this drama plays out.
Other Translations
Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: Jehovah hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.
And Jeremiah the prophet saith unto Hananiah the prophet, `Hear, I pray thee, O Hananiah; Jehovah hath not sent thee, and thou hast caused this people to trust on falsehood.
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Give ear, now, Hananiah; the Lord has not sent you; but you are making this people put their faith in what is false.
Cross References
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