Jeremiah 23:13 Meaning
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Context Explained
11For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.
12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
13And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
14I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
15Therefore thus saith 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 Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 7:15
Both verses warn against false prophets and their deceptive nature.
Ezekiel 13:3
Ezekiel also addresses the issue of false prophets leading the people astray.
1 John 4:1
This verse encourages believers to test the spirits to discern truth from falsehood.
Source: Jeremiah 23:13