⁹As for the prophets: ¹⁰For the land is full of adulterers — ¹¹“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; ¹²“Therefore their path will become slick; ¹³“Among the prophets of Samaria ¹⁴And among the prophets of Jerusalem ¹⁵Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: ¹⁶This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ¹⁷They keep saying to those who despise Me, ¹⁸But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD ¹⁹Behold, the storm of the LORD ²⁰The anger of the LORD will not turn back ²¹I did not send these prophets, ²²But if they had stood in My council, ²³“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” ²⁴“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. ²⁵“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ ²⁶How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds? ²⁷They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal. ²⁸Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD. ²⁹“Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?” ³⁰“Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.” ³¹“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’” ³²“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.