Jeremiah 23:22

Jeremiah 23:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
• New International Version (NIV)But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings.

Context of Jeremiah 23:22

20The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it. 21I did not send [these counterfeit] prophets, Yet they ran; I did not speak to them, Yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned My people from their evil way And from the evil of their decisions and deeds. 23“Am I a God who is at hand,” says the Lord, “And not a God far away?” 24“Can anyone hide himself in secret places So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord. “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:22 word by word

וְאִֽם־עָמְד֖וּ בְּסוֹדִ֑י וְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּ דְבָרַי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י וִֽישִׁבוּם֙ מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם הָרָ֔ע וּמֵרֹ֖עַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if they had stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• in my counselסוֹדsôd · counselH5475
• and had caused my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• to hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• then they should have turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• them from their evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and from the evilרֹעַrôa‛ · evilH7455
• of their doingsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:22

• Jeremiah 23:18But who [among them] has stood in the council of the Lord, That he would perceive and hear His word? Who has marked His word [noticing and observing and paying attention to it] and has [actually] heard it?
• Ezekiel 2:7But you shall speak My words to them whether they will listen or refuse [to listen], for they are [most] rebellious.
• Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
• Acts 20:27For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan of God.
• Jeremiah 25:5saying, ‘Turn now everyone from his evil way and the evil of your actions [that you may not forfeit the right to] live in the land that the Lord has given to you and your forefathers forever and ever;
• Jeremiah 35:15I have also sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them repeatedly, saying, ‘Let every one of you turn now from his evil way and alter your behavior, and do not follow other gods to worship and serve them; and then you will live in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers. But you have not submitted or listened to Me.
• Jeremiah 36:3It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the disaster which I plan to bring on them, so that each one will turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their wickedness and their sin.”
• Ezekiel 13:22Because you disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him grief, but have encouraged the wicked not to turn from his wicked way and preserve his life,
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, each one in accordance with his conduct,” says the Lord God. “Repent (change your way of thinking) and turn away from all your transgressions, so that sin may not become a stumbling block to you.
• Zechariah 1:4Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Repent [that is, change your way of thinking] and return now from your evil way [of life] and from your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me,” declares the Lord.
• Acts 26:18to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise].

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22They should have turned them … - The work of the true prophet, which is to turn men from evil unto good.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others believe so. Those who are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22If the false prophets' messages had come from the Lord, they would have been different. God wanted the people to stop their evil actions, like Baal worship, and follow the one true God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. stood in ... counsel--(Jr 23:18). they should have turned them from their evil way--They would have given such counsels to the people as would have turned them from their sins (Jr 25:5; Is 55:11), and so would have averted punishment. Their not teaching the law in which God's counsel is set forth proves they are not His prophets, though they boast of being so (Mt 7:15-20).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings