New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 23:21
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Context of Jeremiah 23:21
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. 20The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it. I did not send these prophets, But they ran. I did not speak to them, But they prophesied. 22But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds. 23“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord, “And not a God far off?
Read all of Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 23:21 word by word
לֹא־שָׁלַ֥חְתִּי אֶת־הַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְהֵ֣ם רָ֑צוּ לֹא־דִבַּ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם וְהֵ֥ם נִבָּֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:21
- Jeremiah 23:32Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams,” declares the Lord, “and reported them and led My people astray by their lies and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them nor command them, nor do they provide this people the slightest benefit,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 14:14Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own minds.
- Jeremiah 27:15for I have not sent them,” declares the Lord, “but they are prophesying falsely in My name, so that I will drive you away and that you will perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
- Jeremiah 28:15Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah: the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
- Jeremiah 29:9For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,’ declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
- John 20:21So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
- Acts 14:5And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to treat them abusively and to stone them,
- Romans 10:15But how are they to preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”
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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