Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah 23:28-32

28The prophetH5030 whoH834 hasH854 a dreamH2472 may reportH5608 his dreamH2472, but let him whoH834 hasH854 1My wordH1697 speakH1696 My wordH1697 truthfullyH571. 2WhatH4100 does strawH8401 have in common with grainH1250?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 29“Is My wordH1697 not like 3fireH784?” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and like a 4hammerH6360 which shattersH6483 a rockH5553? 30ThereforeH3651 beholdH2009, 5I am againstH5921 the prophetsH5030,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “who stealH1589 My wordsH1697 from eachH376 otherH7453. 31BeholdH2009, I am againstH5921 the prophetsH5030,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “who 6useH3947 their tonguesH3956 and declareH5001, ‘The Lord declaresH5002!’ 32BeholdH2009, I am againstH5921 those who have prophesiedH5012 7falseH8267 dreamsH2472,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “and reportedH5608 them and ledH8582 My peopleH5971 astrayH8582 by their liesH8267 and 8recklessH6350 boastingH6350; yet 9I did not sendH7971 them nor commandH6680 them, norH3808 do they 10provideH3276 thisH2088 peopleH5971 the slightestH3276 benefitH3276,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068.

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Notes

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

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