Jeremiah 23:34

Jeremiah 23:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.
• New International Version (NIV)If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ I will punish them and their household.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the people who says, 'The burden of the Lord,' I will punish that man and his household.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Jeremiah 23:34

32Yes, I am against those who have dreams and use them to deceive people. They are using cruel lies to lead the people away from me. I did not send those prophets to speak on my behalf. They do nothing to help my people.’ That is what the Lord says. 33The Lord said, ‘Jeremiah, someone may ask you a question. He may be one of these people or a prophet or a priest. He may ask you, “What message of trouble is the Lord telling us now?” Then you must say to him, “You are the trouble! The Lord says that he will go away from you.” If a prophet, a priest, or anyone else says, “I have a message of trouble from the Lord,” I will punish that person. I will punish his whole family too. 35Instead, each of you should ask your friends, “What is the Lord's answer?” or “What has the Lord said?” 36But you must not speak any more about “a message of trouble from the Lord”. It is the person's own message that brings the trouble. In that way, you change the true message of our God, the living God who is the Lord Almighty.

Jeremiah 23:34 word by word

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא וְהַכֹּהֵן֙ וְהָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֛י עַל־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וְעַל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will even punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• that manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:34

• Jeremiah 23:2So the Lord, Israel's God, says to the leaders who rule over his people, ‘You have not taken care of my people. You have chased them away to other places. So now I will come and punish you, because of the evil things that you have done. I, the Lord, tell you that!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:34

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 Those are miserable indeed who are forsaken and forgotten of God; and men's jesting at God's judgments will not baffle them. God had taken Israel to be a people near to him, but they shall now be cast out of his presence. It is a mark of great and daring impiety for men to jest with the words of God. Every idle and profane word will add to the sinner's burden in the day of judgment, when everlasting shame will be his portion.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35A person might falsely claim to have heard a prophecy from the Lord. However, that person and their entire family would face punishment (compare Numbers 16:27–32; Joshua 7:24–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. The burden--Whoever shall in mockery call the Lord's word "a burden," shall be visited (Margin) in wrath.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