Revised Version 1895
Jeremiah 23:28
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 straw to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The 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 the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the Lord.
Context of Jeremiah 23:28
26How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies; even the 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 forgat my name for Baal. The 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 straw to the wheat? saith the LORD. 29Is not my word like as fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 30Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.
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הַנָּבִ֞יא אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֤וֹ חֲלוֹם֙ יְסַפֵּ֣ר חֲל֔וֹם וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר דְּבָרִי֙ אִתּ֔וֹ יְדַבֵּ֥ר דְּבָרִ֖י אֱמֶ֑ת מַה־לַתֶּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבָּ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- dreamחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
- tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- faithfullyאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- Whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- strawתֶּ֫בֶןteben · strawH8401
- wheatבַּרbâr bar · grainH1250
- LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for Jeremiah 23:28
- Proverbs 14:5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness uttereth lies.
- Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:12I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;
- 1 Corinthians 3:12But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Commentaries on Jeremiah 23:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord - Do not mingle these equivocal matters with positive revelations. Do not consider a dream, even from a prophet, as that positive inspiration which my prophets receive when their reason, judgment, and spiritual feelings are all in full and in regular exercise. Mix none of your own devices with my doctrines.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28A dream faithfully - Rather, as “a dream” as truth. The dream is but a dream, and is to be told as such, but God‘s word is to be spoken as certain and absolute truth. The dreams are the chaff, worthless, with nothing in them; the wheat, the pure grain after it is cleansed and winnowed is God‘s word. What have these two in common?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. 28The Lord temporarily let the false prophets share their dreams. Meanwhile, the Lord had his true messengers, like Jeremiah, proclaim every word. This helped people see the difference between the false prophets' useless dreams (straw) and the nourishing words of the Lord's messengers (grain); compare Psalm 1:3–4.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. God answers the objection which might be stated, "What, then, must we do, when lies are spoken as truths, and prophets oppose prophets?" Do the same as when wheat is mixed with chaff: do not reject the wheat because of the chaff mixed with it, but discriminate between the false and the true revelations. The test is adherence to, or forgetfulness of, Me and My law (Jr 23:27). that hath a dream--that pretends to have a divine communication by dream, let…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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