The characterization of false prophets as speaking lies in God's name establishes that the falsity of their prophecy consists not in technique or sincerity but in the fundamental disconnection between their words and God's actual will. The phrase 'I have not sent them' reiterates the ultimate standard for prophetic authenticity: whether God actually commissioned the prophet to deliver the message. This verse establishes that false prophecy is fundamentally a violation of God's name and authority, not merely a matter of mistaken prediction.

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