“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.”
The warning against false prophets and diviners in Babylon echoes the warnings in chapter 27, suggesting that false prophetic activity was not limited to Jerusalem but extended to exile communities. The exiles, vulnerable and desperate, were apparently susceptible to false prophets offering false hope for rapid return, just as the Jerusalem community had been susceptible to similar voices. This verse extends Jeremiah's prophetic authority to correct the spiritual leadership of diaspora communities, positioning him as a voice of authentic prophecy across dispersed Israel.
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