And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, the prophets say to them: You shall not see the sword, and there shall be no famine among you, but he will give you true peace in this place.
וָאֹמַ֞ר אֲהָ֣הּ ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה הַנְּבִאִ֜ים אֹמְרִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ לֹֽא־תִרְא֣וּ חֶ֔רֶב וְרָעָ֖ב לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־שְׁל֤וֹם אֱמֶת֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
2 Church Fathers comment on this verse
They declared, "He is Lord," and their seers proclaimed, "You will not see." What do the prophets declare? They say there will be no famine or sword. The prophet was deeply unsettled, not just because he had to convey distressing truths, but also because he faced adversaries who were misleading and proclaiming the contrary. Thus, he calls upon God with the phrase, "He who is, Lord God" (Δέσποτα Κύριε), to set Himself apart from non-existent deities.
I exclaimed, "Alas, Lord God." The prophets conveyed to the people, "You will not face the sword, nor will you endure famine; true peace will God grant you in this place." The Lord then revealed to me, "These prophets falsely proclaim in My name; I did not commission them, nor did I instruct them or speak to them. They share deceptive visions, dishonest divination, and the deceit of their hearts.
Those who profess to speak good tidings to sinners entrenched in their sins should take heed, especially those who tell the affluent, 'You will not experience the sword of God’s judgments, and you will not suffer famine; for you will be nourished by God’s words, and the genuine peace of the Lord will be bestowed upon you in the church or in Jerusalem.' The repetition of 'ah' in Hebrew signifies God's warning: 'With sword, with famine, and with pestilence, I will bring destruction upon them.' Therefore, since these false prophets promised untruths, the Lord, through Jeremiah, urged, 'Do not listen to the words of these false prophets, for they were not sent by Me but speak from their own volition.' Thus, those who mislead the people should not be regarded as prophets but as diviners. It is far more beneficial to correct wrongdoings through the fear of consequences than to expose them to God’s judgment with the false hope of prosperity.
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