mad.du.ach denotes deceptive messages seen by prophets rather than exposure of wrongdoing.

The term is attested for deceptive messages associated with prophets who fail to expose iniquity; in Lamentations 2:14 the APB renders the surrounding contrast with “false oracles and misleading words.”

1. Deceptive prophetic messages · dominant

   In Lamentations 2:14, the masculine plural noun occurs in the clause about what the prophets have seen, contrasted with exposing iniquity so as to restore fortunes. The APB renders the verse's alternative as prophets seeing “false oracles and misleading words.”

   Lamentations 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 2:14, the APB presents the relevant prophetic material as “false oracles and misleading words,”.