New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 23:17
17They keep saying to those who 1despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “2You will have peace”’; And as for everyone who walks in the 3stubbornness of his own heart, They say, ‘4Calamity will not come upon you.’
Jeremiah 23:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
- New International Version (NIV)They keep saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 23:17
15Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets, ‘Behold, I am going to feed them wormwood And make them drink poisonous water, For from the prophets of Jerusalem Pollution has gone forth into all the land.’” 16Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the Lord. They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”’; And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, They say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’ 18But who has stood in the council of the Lord, That he should see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and listened? 19Behold, the storm of the Lord has gone forth in wrath, Even a whirling tempest; It will swirl down on the head of the wicked.
Read all of Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 23:17 word by word
אֹמְרִ֤ים אָמוֹר֙ לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁל֖וֹם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- They keep sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- despiseנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- has saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- You will haveהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
- And as for everyoneכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- who walksהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
- stubbornnessשְׁרִירוּתsherîyrûth · stubbornnessH8307
- of his own heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- will not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:17
- Numbers 11:20but a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you; because you have rejected the Lord who is among you and have wept before Him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me--for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.
- 2 Samuel 12:10Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’
- Malachi 1:6“‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests who despise My name. But you say, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
- Luke 10:16“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
- Jeremiah 4:10Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Surely You have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace’; whereas a sword touches the throat.”
- Jeremiah 6:14They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 8:11They heal the brokenness of the daughter of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 14:13But, “Ah, Lord God!” I said, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword nor will you have famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
- Jeremiah 28:3Within two years I am going to bring back to this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
- Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
- Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- Lamentations 2:14Your prophets have seen for you False and foolish visions; And they have not exposed your iniquity So as to restore you from captivity, But they have seen for you false and misleading oracles.
- Ezekiel 13:10It is definitely because they have misled My people by saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash;
- Micah 3:5Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; When they have something to bite with their teeth, They cry, “Peace,” But against him who puts nothing in their mouths They declare holy war.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Still - “Continually.” This verse gives the chief test by which the false prophet is to be detected, namely, that his predictions violate the laws of morality.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. 17These prophets lied to the people, telling them peace would come soon, even though they ignored the Lord's word. However, the Lord had already decided on destruction.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. say still--Hebrew, "say in saying," that is, say incessantly. peace--(Jr 6:14; Eze 13:10; Zec 10:2). imagination--Hebrew, "obstinacy." no evil--(Mi 3:11).Read the comment
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- 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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