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"When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, 'What is the oracle ^(F46) of the LORD ?' say to them, 'What oracle? I will forsake you, declares the LORD .'

If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, 'This is the oracle of the LORD ,' I will punish that man and his household.

This is what each of you keeps on saying to his friend or relative: 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'

But you must not mention 'the oracle of the LORD ' again, because every man's own word becomes his oracle and so you distort the words of the living God, the LORD Almighty, our God.

This is what you keep saying to a prophet: 'What is the LORD's answer to you?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'

Although you claim, 'This is the oracle of the LORD ,' this is what the LORD says: You used the words, 'This is the oracle of the LORD ,' even though I told you that you must not claim, 'This is the oracle of 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 fathers.

I will bring upon you everlasting disgrace-everlasting shame that will not be forgotten."