Jeremiah 23:10

Jeremiah 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
• New International Version (NIV)The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land lies parched and the pastures in the wilderness are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, And their might is not right.

Context of Jeremiah 23:10

8but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led the descendants of the household of Israel back from the north land and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will live on their own soil.” 9As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, All my bones tremble; I have become like a drunken man, And like a man overcome by wine, Because of the Lord And because of His holy words. For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course is evil And their might is not right. 11“For both prophet and priest are defiled; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord. 12“Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring disaster upon them, The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:10 word by word

כִּ֤י מְנָֽאֲפִים֙ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֤י אָלָה֙ אָבְלָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ יָבְשׁ֖וּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וַתְּהִ֤י מְרֽוּצָתָם֙ רָעָ֔ה וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם לֹא־כֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

• For the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• adulterersנָאַףnâ'aph · to commit adulteryH5003
• mournsאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the curseאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• pasturesנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• have driedיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• Their courseמְרוּצָהmerûtsâh merûtsâh · runningH4794
• is evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• And their mightגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:10

• Jeremiah 5:7“Why should I forgive you? Your sons have forsaken Me And sworn by those who are not gods. When I had fed them to the full, They committed adultery And stayed at the prostitute’s house.
• Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
• Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the desert A travelers’ lodging place; So that I might leave my people And go away from them! For all of them are adulterers, An assembly of treacherous people.
• Ezekiel 22:9Slanderous men have been among you for the purpose of shedding blood, and among you they have eaten at the mountain shrines. In your midst they have committed outrageous sin.
• Hosea 4:2There is oath-taking, denial, murder, stealing, and adultery. They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, those who oppress the wage earner in his wages or the widow or the orphan, and those who turn away the stranger from justice and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of armies.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
• Galatians 5:19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior,
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• James 4:4You adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going forth over the face of the entire land; everyone who steals certainly will be purged away according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be purged away according to the writing on the other side.
• 1 Timothy 1:10for the sexually immoral, homosexuals, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching,
• Jeremiah 12:3But You know me, Lord; You see me And examine my heart’s attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter, And set them apart for a day of slaughter!
• Jeremiah 14:2“Judah mourns And her gates languish; Her people sit on the ground in mourning garments, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended.
• Lamentations 1:2She weeps bitterly in the night, And her tears are on her cheeks; She has no one to comfort her Among all her lovers. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies.
• Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine has dried up, Fresh oil has failed.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The land is full of adulterers - Of idolaters. Of persons who break their faith to ME, as an impure wife does to her husband. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up - He speaks here, most probably, in reference to dearth. Profane oaths, false swearing, evil courses, violence, etc., had provoked God to send this among other judgments; see Jeremiah 23:19.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Because of swearing - Rather, because of the curse denounced against sin Jeremiah 11:3. The mourning probably refers to the drought Jeremiah 12:4. The pleasant places - “Pastures.” Their course - Their mode of life. Their force is not right - “Their heroism,” that on which they pride themselves as mighty men, “is not right,” is wrong (see Jeremiah 8:6 note).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. 10People everywhere committed adultery. They believed the ritual sex in Baal worship would ensure good crops. Instead, it caused a drought that ruined crops in Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. adulterers--spiritual, that is, forsakers of God, Israel's true Husband (Is 54:5) for idols, at the instigation of the false "prophets" (Jr 23:9, 15). Literal adultery and fornication, the usual concomitants of idolatry, are also meant. swearing--Maurer, &c., translate, "Because of the curse (of God on it), the land mourneth" (De 27:15-26; 28:15-68; Is 24:6). More than usual notoriety had been given to the curses of the law, by the finding and reading…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:10

• Adultery
• Blasphemy

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Course
• Righteousness
• Send
• Wilderness
• Adultery
• Crime; Crimes
• Games
• 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