Among the false teachers in Babylon were two men who claimed to be holy, but whose lives were corrupt. Jeremiah had condemned the evil course of these men and had warned them of their danger. Angered by reproof, they sought to oppose the work of the true prophet by stirring up the people to discredit his words and to act contrary to the counsel of God in the matter of subjecting themselves to the king of Babylon. The Lord testified through Jeremiah that these false prophets should be delivered into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar and slain before his eyes. Not long afterward, this prediction was literally fulfilled.

Blandt de falske lærere i Babylon var der to mænd, som påstod, at de var hellige, men deres levned var fordærvet. Jeremias havde udtalt en fordømmelse over den måde, som disse mænd levede på, og advaret dem om den fare, som de befandt sig i. I vrede over denne irettesættelse søgte de at modarbejde den sande profets gerning ved at tilskynde folket til at nægte at tro på hans ord og handle i modstrid med det råd, som Gud havde givet, da han sagde, at de skulle underkaste sig Babylons konge. Herren sagde ved Jeremias, at de falske profeter ville blive overgivet til Nebukadnezar og dræbt for øjnene af ham. Kort efter gik denne forudsigelse bogstaveligt i opfyldelse.