2:14a The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive;

The prophets among you(pl) said that they had seen visions ⌊from Yahweh⌋ . But that was not true.
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Your prophets said they had seen dreams ⌊in which good things would happen to you in the future⌋ . But they lied.

2:14b they did not expose your guilt

They didn’t warn you ⌊what would happen if you⌋ continued to sin.
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They didn’t tell you, “You are sinning! Stop it!”
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They didn’t tell you which of your deeds were bad ⌊so that you could have stopped doing them⌋ .

2:14c to ward off your captivity.

Therefore you had to go into captivity ⌊as your punishment⌋ .
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⌊If they had, you might have repented and⌋ been saved from disaster.
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⌊Otherwise you could have stayed in your homes⌋ and not be taken into captivity.

2:14d The burdens they envisioned for you

They told you their dreams ⌊and made you believe good things⌋
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What they told you

2:14e were empty and misleading.

which were not true.
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were lies. They made you think you did not need to repent.

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