Jeremiah 23:11

Jeremiah 23:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 23:11

9“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets: I am deeply disturbed. All my bones tremble. I am like a drunk, like a person who has had too much wine, because of the Lord and his holy words. 10The land is filled with adulterers. The land mourns because of the curse. Pastures in the wilderness have dried up. The people are evil, and they use their strength to do the wrong things. The prophets and priests are godless. Even in my temple I’ve found them doing evil,” declares the Lord. 12“That is why their own way will become like slippery paths in the dark. They will be chased away, and they will fall down in the dark. I will bring disaster on them. It is time for them to be punished,” declares the Lord. 13“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets of Samaria: I saw something disgusting. The prophets of Samaria prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.

Jeremiah 23:11 word by word

כִּֽי־גַם־נָבִ֥יא גַם־כֹּהֵ֖ן חָנֵ֑פוּ גַּם־בְּבֵיתִ֛י מָצָ֥אתִי רָעָתָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For both prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• and priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• are profaneחָנֵףchânêph · to polluteH2610
• yea, in my houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• have I foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• their wickednessרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:11

• Jeremiah 22:15Do you think you’re a better king than others because you use more cedar? Your father ate and drank and did what is fair and right. Everything went well for him.
• Jeremiah 5:31Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”
• Jeremiah 6:13“All of them, from the least important to the most important, are eager to make money dishonestly. All of them, from prophets to priests, act deceitfully.
• Jeremiah 8:10That is why I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. All of them, from the least important to the most important, are eager to make money dishonestly. All of them, from prophets to priests, act deceitfully.
• Ezekiel 22:25Your princes are like roaring lions who tear their prey into pieces. They eat people and take their treasures and precious belongings. They turn many women into widows.
• Zephaniah 3:4Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful. Its priests contaminate what is holy. They violate the teachings.
• Jeremiah 7:10Then you stand in my presence in the house that is called by my name. You think that you’re safe to do all these disgusting things.
• Jeremiah 11:15“What right do these people I love have to be in my house when they do so many devious things? Can the meat from their sacrifices turn disaster away from them? They rejoice when they do evil.”
• Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each person teach his neighbors or his relatives by saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ All of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” declares the Lord, “because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them.”
• 2 Chronicles 33:5In the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple, he built altars for the entire army of heaven.
• 2 Chronicles 36:14All the officials, the priests, and the people became increasingly unfaithful and followed all the disgusting practices of the nations. Although the Lord had made the temple in Jerusalem holy, they made the temple unclean.
• Ezekiel 7:20They were proud of their beautiful jewels and used them to make disgusting and detestable statues ⌞of false gods⌟. That is why I will make their jewels disgusting.
• Ezekiel 8:5God said to me, “Son of man, look toward the north.” So I looked toward the north, and there in the entrance to the north gate beside the altar, I saw the idol that stirs up ⌞God’s⌟ anger.
• Ezekiel 23:39When they sacrificed their children to their idols, they came into my holy place and dishonored it. That is what they’ve done in my temple.
• Matthew 21:12Jesus went into the temple courtyard and threw out everyone who was buying and selling there. He overturned the moneychangers’ tables and the chairs of those who sold pigeons.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11In my house - They had even introduced idolatry into the Temple of God!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For both prophet and priest are profane - While by their office they are consecrated to God, they have made themselves common and unholy by their sins. See Jeremiah 3:9 note. Yea, in my house - This may refer to sins such as those of the sons of Eli 1 Samuel 2:22, or that they had defiled the temple by idolatrous rites.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. 11Judah's religious leaders had done terrible things. They did these not only in private and in places of pagan worship but also in the Temple, in front of the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. profane--(Eze 23:39; Zep 3:4). in my house--(Jr 7:30). They built altars to idols in the very temple (2Ki 23:12; Eze 8:3-16). Compare as to covetousness under the roof of the sanctuary, Mt 21:13; Joh 2:16.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:11

• Minister, Christian
• Priest

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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