Jeremiah 23:21-22 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.… Dr. Pierson said, that at the funeral of a man who had been very generous but ungodly and dissipated, he felt unwilling to say anything that would be untrue to his convictions, and accordingly spoke to the business men, who were there in large numbers, of the folly of neglecting the soul even for the sake of worldly profit. One of them cursed and swore that he would provide in his will that he (Mr. Pierson) should never officiate at his funeral. Shortly after, he was smitten of an incurable disease, and for months he lingered in great agony, and died. He sent for Mr. Pierson, and begged him to pray for and with him. He also wrote him a letter in which he said, "Be always honest and true with men; tell them the truth, and even those who at the time may take offence, will afterwards stand by you and approve your cause." When he came to look into the hereafter, he wanted no shallow quicksand of flattering falsehood on which to rest his feet. Parallel Verses KJV: I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.WEB: I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I didn't speak to them, yet they prophesied. |
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