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 the sons of Israel up from the land of Egypt,’ 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.” As 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. 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 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.

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
• And like a manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• overcomeעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• by 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 those slain of the daughter of my people!
• Jeremiah 14:17You will say this word to them, ‘Let my eyes stream down 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 22:19since 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 would become an object of horror and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,’ declares the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 9:4And the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and make a mark on the foreheads of the people who groan and sigh 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 and carried on the king’s business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and my inner 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 attack us.
• Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it this way! But what will you do when the end comes?
• Jeremiah 25:15For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and give it to all the nations to whom I send you, to drink from 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 to 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 armies.”
• Isaiah 28:1Woe to the proud crown of the habitually drunk 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 horrified, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine, They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.
• Isaiah 51:21Therefore, listen to this, you afflicted, Who are drunk, but not with wine:
• Lamentations 3:15He has filled me with bitterness, He has made me drink plenty of wormwood.
• Romans 7:9I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life, 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