But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear his word?

Jeremiah 23:16-40

But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?

In days to come, you will understand it clearly. I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship.  Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

Although you claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ this is what the Lord says: You used the words, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ even though I told you that you must not claim, ‘This is a message from the Lord.’ Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors. I will bring on you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.

Why?

Do I say the word that people like to hear, or do something people prefer? Say the right word as the Lord said, the truth and the righteousness word. Before saying anything thinks about whether it does good to others. Keep my mouth slow.

The wheat and straw have different weights when the wind comes the straw flies away, but the grain will keep there. This is the difference between truth and false talk.

Don't say this is what the Lord, we can say in our own name. For we have to bear the responsibility of our words.

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真假真知預言的不同：假先知出於自己的意思，常說虛空，真先知是在耶和華的會中說話，心存敬畏、謙卑、順服，神才會給他們話。假先知講平安、祝福，是人喜歡聽的，真先知會講神的怒氣、忿怒，神的公義。是否要人悔改?也可以分辨真假先知。

假先知以為神不知道他們說的。假先知喜歡講自己的夢，糠秕是空的，麥子是有價值的。假先知會抄襲別人的，卻說是神來的，即用私慾得來的。

火代表審判，也是潔淨、照亮人。神來的話不會只有讓人舒服，也會叫人痛苦。大鎚叫人醒過來。

不要隨便說耶和華的默示！多數人是滿足於好奇心，而不是真的渴慕神的話！更不是要順服神！自己得到的亮光，啟示，不能說是神的默示。從神來的話，一定會引人離開惡行。

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How?

Keep my mouth and word more careful and think about it one more time, then speak it out.