Jeremiah 23:25

²³ Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

²⁴ Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

²⁶ How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

²⁷ Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
KJV: I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
WEB: “I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
ASV: I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
DARBY: I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
BLB: “I have heard what the prophets say, those prophesying in My name deception, saying, ‘I have dreamed! I have dreamed!

ÅB: Jeg har hørt hva de profeter har sagt som profeterer løgn i mitt navn og sier: Jeg har drømt, jeg har drømt.
OTB: "Jeg har hørt hva profetene sier som profeterer løgn i mitt navn, og sier: 'Jeg hadde en drøm! Jeg hadde en drøm!'
B1930: Jeg har hørt hvad de profeter har sagt som profeterer løgn i mitt navn og sier: Jeg har drømt, jeg har drømt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
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Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
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Jeremiah 29:8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
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Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
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Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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Jeremiah 8:6
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
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Revelation 2:23
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
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