English Standard Version
Jeremiah 23:21
21"I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 23:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
- New International Version (NIV)I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I have not sent these prophets, yet they run around claiming to speak for me. I have given them no message, yet they go on prophesying.
Context of Jeremiah 23:21
19Behold, the storm of the Lord! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked. 20The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly. "I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. 22But 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. 23"Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?
Read all of Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 23:21 word by word
לֹא־שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְהֵ֣ם רָ֑צוּ לֹא־דִבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם נִבָּֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:21
- Jeremiah 23:32Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 14:14And the Lord said to me: "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.
- Jeremiah 27:15I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you."
- Jeremiah 28:15And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
- Jeremiah 29:9for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 6:8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am! Send me."
- John 20:21Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you."
- Acts 14:5When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them,
- Romans 10:15And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!"
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran - Not to save souls, but to profit themselves. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied - They never received the word at my mouth; yet they went, publishing their own deceits, and pretending them to be revelations from God. The churches which have legal emoluments are ever in danger of being overrun and ruined by worldly and self-interested priests.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Ran - i. e., hurried to take upon them the responsibilites of the prophetic office.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. 21-24In this stanza, the Lord shows his strong disappointment and disgust with the false prophets.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. sent ... spoken--"sent" refers to the primary call: "spoken" to the subsequent charges given to be executed. A call is required, not only external, on the part of men, but also internal from God, that one should undertake a pastor's office [Calvin].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
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