God’s Omnipresence and Power of the Word

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Am I God only when near," asks ADONAI, "and not when far away?

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Can anyone hide in a place so secret that I won't see him?" asks ADONAI. ADONAI says, "Do I not fill heaven and earth?

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"I have heard what these prophets prophesying lies in my name are saying: 'I've had a dream! I've had a dream!'

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How long will this go on? Is [my word] in the hearts of prophets who are prophesying lies, who are prophesying the deceit of their own minds?

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With their dreams that they keep telling each other, they hope to cause my people to forget my name; just as their ancestors forgot my name when they worshipped Ba'al.

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"If a prophet has a dream, let him tell it as a dream. But someone who has my word should speak my word faithfully. What do chaff and wheat have in common?" asks ADONAI.

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"Isn't my word like fire," asks ADONAI, "like a hammer shattering rocks?

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So, I am against the prophets," says ADONAI, "who steal my words from each other.

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Yes, I am against the prophets," says ADONAI, "who speak their own words, then add, 'He says.'

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"I am against those who concoct prophecies out of fake dreams," says ADONAI. "They tell them, and by their lies and arrogance they lead my people astray. I didn't send them, I didn't commission them, and they don't do this people any good at all," says ADONAI.

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