“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;”
Jeremiah specifically names Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah as false prophets among the exiles, indicating that fake prophetic voices were actively misleading the diaspora community. The specific naming of these individuals establishes that false prophecy was not merely a theoretical problem but a concrete threat with identifiable human perpetrators. This verse suggests that false prophets operated not only in Jerusalem but also in the diaspora, competing for influence over exiled communities.
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