“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
God's statement that He is against prophets who use their tongues and say 'He declares' represents false prophets' appropriation of divine authority. The use of smooth tongues and false attribution of words to God represents the mechanism of false prophecy deception. The technique of claiming divine backing for human words becomes the false prophet's tool. The verse identifies the rhetorical strategy of false prophecy.
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