15. “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:‘Behold, I will feed them with wormwood,And make them drink the water of gall;For from the prophets of JerusalemProfaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”
16. Thus says the Lord of hosts:“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you.They make you worthless;They speak a vision of their own heart,Not from the mouth of the Lord.
17. They continually say to those who despise Me,‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’;And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say,‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
18. For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord,And has perceived and heard His word?Who has marked His word and heard it?