Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 29:8
8. your dreams which ye caused to be dreamed—The Latin adage says, "The people wish to be deceived, so let them be deceived." Not mere credulity misleads men, but their own perverse "love of darkness rather than light." It was not priests who originated priestcraft, but the people's own morbid appetite to be deceived; for example, Aaron and the golden calf (Exodus 32:1-4). So the Jews caused or made the prophets to tell them encouraging dreams (Jeremiah 23:25; Jeremiah 23:26; Ecclesiastes 5:7;... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 29:8
"For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.""Your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed ..." (Jeremiah 29:8) The dreams mentioned here seem to be accredited to the people themselves. We do not know if the meaning here is that, from the intense desire of the... read more