23 Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?
24 Can anyone (A)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
(B)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ 26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, 27 who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, (C)as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

28 “The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream;
And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully.
What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
29 Is not My word like a (D)fire?” says the Lord,
“And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

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23 “Am I only a God nearby,(A)
declares the Lord,
    “and not a God far away?
24 Who can hide(B) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(C)
declares the Lord.

25 “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies(D) in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream!(E) I had a dream!’ 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions(F) of their own minds?(G) 27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget(H) my name, just as their ancestors forgot(I) my name through Baal worship.(J) 28 Let the prophet who has a dream(K) recount the dream, but let the one who has my word(L) speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,”(M) declares the Lord, “and like a hammer(N) that breaks a rock in pieces?

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