Jeremiah 23:9

Jeremiah 23:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.
• New International Version (NIV)Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and his holy words.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, like a man overcome by wine, because of the Lord and because of his holy words.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the Lord, And because of His holy words.

Context of Jeremiah 23:9

7“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ 8but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will live on their own soil.” As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, All my bones tremble; I have become like a drunken man, Even like a man overcome with wine, Because of the Lord And because of His holy words. 10For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course also is evil And their might is not right. 11“For both prophet and priest are polluted; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:9 word by word

לַנְּבִאִ֞ים נִשְׁבַּ֧ר לִבִּ֣י בְקִרְבִּ֗י רָֽחֲפוּ֙ כָּל־עַצְמוֹתַ֔י הָיִ֙יתִי֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ שִׁכּ֔וֹר וּכְגֶ֖בֶר עֲבָ֣רוֹ יָ֑יִן מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וּמִפְּנֵ֖י דִּבְרֵ֥י קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• As for the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• trembleרָחַףrâchaph · be weakH7363
• I have becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• like a drunkenשִׁכֹּרshikkôr shikkôr · drunkenH7910
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Even like a manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• overcomeעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• with wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• Becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of His holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:9

• Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
• Jeremiah 14:17You will say this word to them, ‘Let my eyes flow down with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people has been crushed with a mighty blow, With a sorely infected wound.
• 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.”
• Daniel 8:27Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up again and carried on the king’s business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was none to explain it.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us.
• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so! But what will you do at the end of it?
• Jeremiah 25:15For thus the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
• Psalms 60:3You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, And to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, Which is at the head of the fertile valley Of those who are overcome with wine!
• Isaiah 29:9Be delayed and wait, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine, They stagger, but not with strong drink.
• Isaiah 51:21Therefore, please hear this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:
• Lamentations 3:15He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drunk with wormwood.
• Romans 7:9I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets - The first word of this clause is לנבאים lannebiim, which we incorporate with the whole clause, and translate, "Because of the prophets." But as a new prophecy begins here, it is evident that the word is the title to this prophecy; and is thus distinguished both by Blayney and Dahler, Concerning The Prophets. This discourse was delivered probably in the reign of Jehoiakim. All my bones shake - He was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Because of the prophets - Rather, concerning “the prophets.” These words should come first, as being the title of this portion of the prophecy Jeremiah 23:9-40.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. 9-10Jeremiah stood before the Lord, shocked by the harshness of the Lord's judgments against the religious leaders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. because of the prophets--so the Masorites and Targum. But Vulgate, Septuagint, &c., make this the inscription of the prophecy, Concerning the Prophets: as in Jr 46:2; 48:1; 49:1. Jeremiah expresses his horror at the so-called "prophets" not warning the people, though iniquity so fearfully abounded, soon to be followed by awful judgments. bones shake--(Ha 3:16). drunken--God's judgments are represented as stupefying like wine. The effects of the Holy…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:9

• Prophets
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Course
• Righteousness
• Send
• Bone; Bones
• Concerning
• Crime; Crimes
• Drunkenness
• Micaiah
• 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