Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah 23:25-32

25“I have 1heardH8085 whatH834 the prophetsH5030 have saidH559 who 2prophesyH5012 falselyH8267 in My nameH8034, sayingH559, ‘I hadH2492 aH2492 3dreamH2492, I hadH2492 aH2492 dreamH2492!’ 26HowH4970 longH5704H4970? IsH3426 thereH3426 anything in the heartsH3820 of the prophetsH5030 who prophesyH5012 falsehoodH8267, these prophetsH5030 of the 4deceitfulnessH8649 of their own heartH3820, 27who intendH2803 to 5make My peopleH5971 forgetH7911 My nameH8034 by their dreamsH2472 whichH834 they reportH5608 to oneH376 anotherH7453, justH3512 asH3512 their fathersH1 6forgotH7911 My nameH8034 because of BaalH1168? 28The prophetH5030 whoH834 hasH854 a dreamH2472 may reportH5608 his dreamH2472, but let him whoH834 hasH854 7My wordH1697 speakH1696 My wordH1697 truthfullyH571. 8WhatH4100 does strawH8401 have in common with grainH1250?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 29“Is My wordH1697 not like 9fireH784?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and like a 10hammerH6360 which shattersH6483 a rockH5553? 30ThereforeH3651 beholdH2009, 11I am againstH5921 the prophetsH5030,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “who stealH1589 My wordsH1697 from eachH376 otherH7453. 31BeholdH2009, I am againstH5921 the prophetsH5030,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “who 12useH3947 their tonguesH3956 and declareH5001, ‘The Lord declaresH5002!’ 32BeholdH2009, I am againstH5921 those who have prophesiedH5012 13falseH8267 dreamsH2472,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and reportedH5608 them and ledH8582 My peopleH5971 astrayH8582 by their liesH8267 and 14recklessH6350 boastingH6350; yet 15I did not sendH7971 them nor commandH6680 them, norH3808 do they 16provideH3276 thisH2088 peopleH5971 the slightestH3276 benefitH3276,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 23:25 Jer 8:6; 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 23:25 Jer 14:14 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 23:25 Num 12:6; Jer 23:28, 32; 29:8; Joel 2:28 ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 23:26 1 Tim 4:1, 2 ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 23:27 Deut 13:1-3; Jer 29:8 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 23:27 Judg 3:7; 8:33, 34 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 23:28 Jer 9:12, 20 ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 23:28 1 Cor 3:12, 13 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 23:29 Jer 5:14; 20:9 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 23:29 2 Cor 10:4, 5 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 23:30 Deut 18:20; Ps 34:16; Jer 14:14, 15; Ezek 13:8 ↩
  12. 12. Jeremiah 23:31 Lit take ↩
  13. 13. Jeremiah 23:32 Deut 13:1, 2; Jer 23:25 ↩
  14. 14. Jeremiah 23:32 Zeph 3:4 ↩
  15. 15. Jeremiah 23:32 Jer 23:21; Lam 3:37 ↩
  16. 16. Jeremiah 23:32 Jer 7:8; Lam 2:14 ↩

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