Jeremiah 23:26

Jeremiah 23:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
• New International Version (NIV)How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

Context of Jeremiah 23:26

24Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah. 25I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart? 27who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour: as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 23:26 word by word

עַד־מָתַ֗י הֲיֵ֛שׁ בְּלֵ֥ב הַנְּבִאִ֖ים נִבְּאֵ֣י הַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּנְבִיאֵ֖י תַּרְמִ֥ת לִבָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• falsehoodשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:26

• Jeremiah 4:14Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Jeremiah 13:27Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy fornication, on the hills, in the fields, — thine abominations, have I seen. Woe unto thee, Jerusalem! Wilt thou not be made clean? after how long a time yet?
• Psalms 4:2Ye sons of men, till when is my glory [to be put] to shame? [How long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.
• Hosea 8:5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be incapable of purity?
• Acts 13:10said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of [the] devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of [the] Lord?
• Jeremiah 14:14And Jehovah said unto me, The prophets prophesy falsehood in my name; I have not sent them, neither have I commanded them, nor spoken unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision, and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it?
• Isaiah 30:10who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things; speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits;
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
• 2 Timothy 4:3For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;
• 2 Peter 2:13receiving [the] reward of unrighteousness; accounting ephemeral indulgence pleasure; spots and blemishes, rioting in their own deceits, feasting with you;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Some translate, “How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and prophesy the deceit of their heart - do they purpose to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they tell one to another?”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-32Verses 23-32 Men cannot be hidden from God's all-seeing eye. Will they never see what judgments they prepare for themselves? Let them consider what a vast difference there is between these prophecies and those delivered by the true prophets of the Lord. Let them not call their foolish dreams Divine oracles. The promises of peace these prophets make are no more to be compared to God's promises than chaff to wheat. The unhumbled heart of man is like a rock…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27The false prophets valued dreams highly. Claiming to have a dream supposedly gave their message authority. However, these prophets made up everything to lead people away from the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. prophets--a different Hebrew form from the usual one, "prophesiers." "How long," cries Jeremiah, impatient of their impious audacity, "shall these prophecy-mongers go on prophesying lies?" The answer is given in Jr 23:29-34.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:26

• Deceit
• Dream
• Minister, Christian
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
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• Righteousness
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• Micaiah
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• Uriah; Uruah

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