‘The oracle of the Lord! - Why did God forbid it?

This was my read in Jeremiah today and I found this part interesting.  Why did I find it interesting?  Here's why.

I am a big believer in the power of the tongue.  Scripture tells us that we are "hung by the tongue" and "snared by the words of our mouth".  I learned long ago that it is extremely important how you frame and say things. 

That is why this passage spoke to me.  Look at the importance God is placing on what many would probably think is petty wording.  Read through the passage and you'll see what I mean.

Jeremiah 23:33-40(NKJV)

33“So when these people or the prophet or the priest ask you, saying, ‘What is the oracle of the Lord?’ you shall then say to them, £‘What oracle?’ I will even forsake you,” says the Lord. 

34“And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ I will even punish that man and his house. 

35Thus every one of you shall say to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 

36And the oracle of the Lord you shall mention no more. For every man’s word will be his oracle, for you have perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God. 

37Thus you shall say to the prophet, ‘What has the Lord answered you?’ and, ‘What has the Lord spoken?’ 

38But since you say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ therefore thus says the Lord: ‘Because you say this word, “The oracle of the Lord!” and I have sent to you, saying, “Do not say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’” 

39therefore behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you and forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and will cast you out of My presence. 

40And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.’”

What's the big deal if we use the oracle of the Lord instead of asked and answered?  Well apparently it is a big deal or God wouldn't have taken the time to put it in here so specifically.  So why might that be?

My take on it is that God is warning against always looking to another human being for your interpretation of God's word.  God wants us to have a personal relationship directly with Him. 

By forcing them to change their wording it forces them to change their way of looking at their relationship with God.