New English Translation
Jeremiah 23:34
34I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says “The Lord’s message is burdensome.” I will punish both that person and his whole family.’”
Jeremiah 23:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.
- New International Version (NIV)If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, ‘This is a message from the Lord,’ I will punish them and their household.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the people who says, 'The burden of the Lord,' I will punish that man and his household.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And as for the prophet and the priest and the people who say, ‘The oracle of the Lord!’ I will even punish that man and his house.
Context of Jeremiah 23:34
32I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them. They are misleading my people with their reckless lies. I did not send them. I did not commission them. They are not helping these people at all. I, the Lord, affirm it!” 33The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, when one of these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, ‘What burdensome message do you have from the Lord?’ Tell them, ‘You are the burden, and I will cast you away. I, the Lord, affirm it! I will punish any prophet, priest, or other person who says “The Lord’s message is burdensome.” I will punish both that person and his whole family.’” 35So I, Jeremiah, tell you, “Each of you people should say to his friend or his relative, ‘How did the Lord answer? Or what did the Lord say?’ 36You must no longer say that the Lord’s message is burdensome. For what is ‘burdensome’ really pertains to what a person himself says. You are misrepresenting the words of our God, the living God, the Lord who rules over all.
Read all of Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 23:34 word by word
וְהַנָּבִ֤יא וְהַכֹּהֵן֙ וְהָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֛י עַל־הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וְעַל־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- and the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- that shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- The burdenמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I will even punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
- that manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- and his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:34
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:34
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 Those are miserable indeed who are forsaken and forgotten of God; and men's jesting at God's judgments will not baffle them. God had taken Israel to be a people near to him, but they shall now be cast out of his presence. It is a mark of great and daring impiety for men to jest with the words of God. Every idle and profane word will add to the sinner's burden in the day of judgment, when everlasting shame will be his portion.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35A person might falsely claim to have heard a prophecy from the Lord. However, that person and their entire family would face punishment (compare Numbers 16:27–32; Joshua 7:24–25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. The burden--Whoever shall in mockery call the Lord's word "a burden," shall be visited (Margin) in wrath.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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