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Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues to deliver his message about the false prophets and priests that he began in Jeremiah 23:9 and completes in Jeremiah 23:40.
See
This alerts the reader to pay special attention to what follows. AT: "Pay attention"
against the prophets
"opposed to the prophets"
this is Yahweh's declaration
Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person)
who use their tongues
Here "tongues" is a metonym for the ability to speak. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
who dream deceitfully
"who claim to have dreams from God, but they are not from God"