19 A storm will burst out because of my burning anger. A windstorm will sweep down on the heads of sinful people.
20 My anger will not turn back. I will accomplish everything I plan to do. In days to come you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send those prophets. But they have run to tell you their message anyway. I did not speak to them. But they have still prophesied.
22 Suppose they had stood in my courts. Then they would have announced my message to my people. They would have turned my people from their evil ways. They would have turned them away from their sins.
23 "Am I only a God who is nearby?" announces the Lord. "Am I not a God who is also far away?
24 Can anyone hide in secret places so that I can't see him?" announces the Lord. "Don't I fill heaven and earth?" announces the Lord.
25 "I have heard what the prophets are saying. They prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! The Lord has given me a dream!'