Jeremiah 29:23 meaning and explanation
For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”
Jeremiah 29:23, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking through Jeremiah about two false prophets in Babylon, Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who claimed to speak in God's name. Verse 23 gives the charges against them: adultery with their neighbors' wives and lies spoken in God's name without his command.
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