“Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.”
The charge that these false prophets have done outrageous things in Israel and spoken lies in God's name establishes multiple grounds for their condemnation: practical misconduct and spiritual falsity. The statement that God knows of their actions and will judge them emphasizes God's omniscience and the impossibility of escaping divine accountability, however clever false prophets might be in deceiving humans. This verse affirms that divine judgment operates at a level inaccessible to human manipulation or deception.
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