Jeremiah 42:20
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For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’
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As for the censers of those who sinned at the cost of their own lives, hammer them into sheets to overlay the altar, for these were presented before the LORD, and so have become holy. They will serve as a sign to the Israelites.”
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes.
When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.