Jeremiah 23:17

Jeremiah 23:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
• New International Version (NIV)They keep saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say, ‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 23:17

15So then I, the Lord who rules over all, have something to say concerning the prophets of Jerusalem: ‘I will make these prophets eat the bitter food of suffering and drink the poison water of judgment. For the prophets of Jerusalem are the reason that ungodliness has spread throughout the land.’” 16The Lord who rules over all says to the people of Jerusalem: “Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the Lord has given them to say. They continually say to those who reject what the Lord has said, ‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, ‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’ 18Yet which of them has ever stood in the Lord’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said? 19But just watch! The wrath of the Lord will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.

Jeremiah 23:17 word by word

אֹמְרִ֤ים אָמוֹר֙ לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שָׁל֖וֹם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְ֠כֹל הֹלֵ֞ךְ בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת לִבּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them that despiseנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• me, The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Ye shall have peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• unto every one that walkethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• after the imaginationשְׁרִירוּתsherîyrûth · stubbornnessH8307
• of his own heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• No evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:17

• Numbers 11:20but a whole month, until it comes out your nostrils and makes you sick, because you have despised the Lord who is among you and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we ever come out of Egypt?”’”
• 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
• 2 Samuel 12:10So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’
• Malachi 1:6“A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, ‘How have we made light of your name?’
• Luke 10:16“The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• Jeremiah 4:10In response to all this I said, “Ah, Lord God, you have surely allowed the people of Judah and Jerusalem to be deceived by those who say, ‘You will be safe!’ But in fact a sword is already at our throats.”
• Jeremiah 6:14They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. They say, ‘Everything will be all right!’ But everything is not all right!
• Jeremiah 8:11They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say, “Everything will be all right!” But everything is not all right!
• Jeremiah 14:13Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, look! The prophets are telling them that you said, ‘You will not experience war or suffer famine. I will give you lasting peace and prosperity in this land.’”
• Jeremiah 28:3Before two years are over, I will bring back to this place everything that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took from it and carried away to Babylon.
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
• Isaiah 57:21There will be no prosperity,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
• Lamentations 2:14Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were worthless lies. ס (Samek)
• Ezekiel 13:10“‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.
• Micah 3:5This is what the Lord says: “The prophets who mislead my people are as good as dead. If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Still - “Continually.” This verse gives the chief test by which the false prophet is to be detected, namely, that his predictions violate the laws of morality.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. 17These prophets lied to the people, telling them peace would come soon, even though they ignored the Lord's word. However, the Lord had already decided on destruction.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. say still--Hebrew, "say in saying," that is, say incessantly. peace--(Jr 6:14; Eze 13:10; Zec 10:2). imagination--Hebrew, "obstinacy." no evil--(Mi 3:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:17

• Confidence
• Self-Will

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Course
• Righteousness
• Send
• Crime; Crimes
• Imagination
• 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