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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](./09.md) and completes in [Jeremiah 23:40](./37.md).
# 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](../01/07.md). 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"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tongue]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/proclaim]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/command]]