en_tn/jer/23/16.md

Connecting Statement:

Jeremiah continues to deliver Yahweh's message about the false prophets and priests that he began in Jeremiah 23:9.

Yahweh of hosts says this

Jeremiah often uses these words to introduce an important message from Yahweh. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 6:6.

They are leading you into vanity!

"The prophets have caused you to believe something that is not true!" or "They are leading you to do useless actions!"

visions from their own minds

Here "minds" refers to the thoughts of the false prophets. Alternate translation: "visions that they imagined" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

not from Yahweh's mouth

Here "mouth" refers to what Yahweh said. Alternate translation: "not what Yahweh said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)