I realized that God hadn’t sent Shemaiah. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. That’s why he had prophesied lies about me.

我看明神没有差遣他，是他自己说这话攻击我，是多比雅和参巴拉贿买了他。

我看清楚了，看哪，上帝并没有派他，是他自己说预言攻击我，是多比雅和参巴拉收买了他；

我看清楚了，看哪，神并没有派他，是他自己说预言攻击我，是多比雅和参巴拉收买了他；

我察觉上帝并没有差派他，他是被多比雅和参巴拉收买才说预言攻击我的。

我看出神并没有差派他，是他自己宣讲这话攻击我，因为多比雅和参巴拉收买了他。

我看明神沒有差遣他，是他自己說這話攻擊我，是多比雅和參巴拉賄買了他。

我看清楚了，看哪，上帝並沒有派他，是他自己說預言攻擊我，是多比雅和參巴拉收買了他；

我看清楚了，看哪，神並沒有派他，是他自己說預言攻擊我，是多比雅和參巴拉收買了他；

我察覺上帝並沒有差派他，他是被多比雅和參巴拉收買才說預言攻擊我的。

我看出神並沒有差派他，是他自己宣講這話攻擊我，因為多比雅和參巴拉收買了他。

我看出上帝沒有差遣他，是他自己將這話傳作神言來攻擊我的；是多比雅和參巴拉賄買了他的。

吾知其人非上帝所遣、乃受多比雅參巴拉之賄、以此預言告我、

蓋吾知其言非上帝所遣、乃受多比、撒八拉之賄而云然。

我知天主未遣之、乃自以此告我、託為預言、蓋多比雅、參巴拉、賄之言此也、

I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

And I understood and saw that God had not sent him, but he had pronounced the prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

I realized that God had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Then I realized that God certainly had not sent him, but he uttered his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

And I discerned, and, lo, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me: and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.

I discerned, and behold, God had not sent him; but he pronounced this prophecy against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

I had not made godly people sad. But when you told them lies, you made them lose all hope. You advised sinful people not to turn from their evil ways. You did not want them to save their lives.

“ I have heard what the prophets are saying. They prophesy lies in my name. They say,‘ I had a dream! The Lord has given me a dream!’

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke to the false prophet Hananiah. Jeremiah said,“ Listen, Hananiah! The Lord hasn’t sent you. But you have tricked these people. Now they trust in lies.

Cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense. Wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat. Cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and human beings sold as slaves.

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.

You prophets have seen false visions. You have used magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But your magic tricks are lies. So you lied when you said,‘ The Lord announces.’ I did not even speak to you at all.”

The person who has the Spirit can judge all things. But no human being can judge those who have the Spirit. It is written,

The Lord who rules over all says to the people of Judah,“ Do not listen to what the prophets are saying to you. They fill you with false hopes. They talk about visions that come from their own minds. What they say does not come from my mouth.

Your judges take money from people who want special favors. Your priests teach only if they get paid for it. Your prophets won’t tell fortunes unless they receive money. But you still look for the Lord’ s help. You say,“ The Lord is with us. No trouble will come on us.”

They are like dogs that love to eat. They never get enough. They are like shepherds who don’t have any understanding. All of them do as they please. They only look for what they can get for themselves.

Then the Lord said to me,“ The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them. I have not even spoken to them. Everything they tell you about their visions or secret knowledge is a lie. They pretend to bring you messages from other gods. They try to get you to believe their own mistaken ideas.

He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.

To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages.

A church leader takes care of God’s family. That’s why he must be without blame. He must not look after only his own interests. He must not get angry easily. He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must not try to get money by cheating people.

You have treated me as if I were not holy. You did it among my very own people. You did it for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You told lies to my people. They like to listen to lies. You killed those who should have lived. And you spared those who should have died.”

I haven’t longed for anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.