Jeremiah 23:17-19

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁷ Some of the people hate the real messages from the Lord,
    so the prophets give them a different message.
    They say, ‘You will have peace.’
Some of the people are very stubborn.
    They do only what they want to do.
So the prophets say,
    ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’
¹⁸ But none of these prophets has stood in the heavenly council.^[a]
    None of them has seen or heard the message from the Lord.
    None of them has paid close attention to his message.
¹⁹ Now the punishment from the Lord will come like a storm.
    His anger will be like a tornado.
    It will come crashing down on the heads of those wicked people.