Jeremiah 23:26

Jeremiah 23:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
• New International Version (NIV)How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?
• English Standard Version (ESV)How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

Context of Jeremiah 23:26

24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith Yhwh. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith Yhwh. 25I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 27Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Yhwh.

Jeremiah 23:26 word by word

עַד־מָתַ֗י הֲיֵ֛שׁ בְּלֵ֥ב הַנְּבִאִ֖ים נִבְּאֵ֣י הַשָּׁ֑קֶר וּנְבִיאֵ֖י תַּרְמִ֥ת לִבָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• beיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• in the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• that prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• liesשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• of the deceitתַּרְמִיתtormâh tarmûth tarmîyth · deceitfulnessH8649

Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:26

• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
• Jeremiah 13:27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?
• Psalms 4:2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after a lie? Selah.
• Hosea 8:5Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
• Acts 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
• Jeremiah 14:14Then Yhwh said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
• Isaiah 30:10Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
• 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
• 2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Some translate, “How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and prophesy the deceit of their heart - do they purpose to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they tell one to another?”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-32Verses 23-32 Men cannot be hidden from God's all-seeing eye. Will they never see what judgments they prepare for themselves? Let them consider what a vast difference there is between these prophecies and those delivered by the true prophets of the Lord. Let them not call their foolish dreams Divine oracles. The promises of peace these prophets make are no more to be compared to God's promises than chaff to wheat. The unhumbled heart of man is like a rock…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27The false prophets valued dreams highly. Claiming to have a dream supposedly gave their message authority. However, these prophets made up everything to lead people away from the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. prophets--a different Hebrew form from the usual one, "prophesiers." "How long," cries Jeremiah, impatient of their impious audacity, "shall these prophecy-mongers go on prophesying lies?" The answer is given in Jr 23:29-34.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 23:26

• Deceit
• Dream
• Minister, Christian
• Prophets

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
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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