Holy Scripture
Jeremiah 23:25
A church father on this verse
“(Verse 25 onwards) I have heard what the prophets have said, prophesying in my name lies and saying: I had a dream (or I saw a vision). How long will this deceit be in the hearts (or minds) of the prophesying prophets, who desire (or think) to make my people forget my name because of their dreams, which each one tells…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
25I have heard what the prophets say, what they prophesy in my name, saying falsely, I have seen a night vision.
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In context
23I am a God nigh at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off.
24Shall anyone hide himself in secret places, and I not see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
— Jeremiah 23:25 —
26How long shall these things be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?
27who devise that men may forget my law by their dreams, which they have told every one to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name in the worship of Baal.