Jeremiah 14:13
in Jeremiah 14“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”
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ASV
Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
KJV
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.
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This verse in Jeremiah 14
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The false prophets in Jeremiah’s days were so numerous and influential an to counteract and almost nullify the influence of the true prophet. We find in Isaiah the first indications of the internal decay of the prophetic order; and Micah, his contemporary, denounces the false prophets in the strongest terms Mic 3:5, Mic 3:11. For the secret of their power see Jer 5:31.
This site's exposition
the prophets are telling them
on Jeremiah 14:13-16
Jeremiah objects that the prophets promise “lasting peace in this place”, and the LORD answers, “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name”. The deceivers die, and the deceived are thrown into the streets with “no one to bury them”. The unburied dead are the covenant curse at its worst.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 13, 14.) And I said, ah, ah, ah, Lord God, (or who you are, Lord God) The prophets tell them, you will not see the sword, and there will be no famine among you: but true peace will be given to you in this place. And the Lord said to me: The false prophets prophesy in my name: I have not sent them, nor commanded them, nor spoken to them. They prophesy a false vision, and a fraudulent divination, and the seduction of their own heart to you.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He speaks of it with lamentation: " Ah! Lord God, the poor people seem willing to take notice of what comes in thy name, and there are those who in thy name tell them that they shall not see the sword nor famine; and they say it as from thee, with all the gravity and confidence of prophets: I will continue you in this place, and will give you assured peace here, peace of truth.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Jeremiah urges that much of the guilt of the people is due to the false prophets' influence. assured peace--solid and lasting peace. Literally, "peace of truth" (Isa 39:8).
Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them - True, Lord, they are exceedingly wicked; but the false prophets have deceived them; this is some mitigation of their offense. This plea God does not admit; and why? the people believed them, without having any proof of their Divine mission.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
a thing of naught an expression of אַל, not, a thing which is not.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֹמַ֞ר | vaomar | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲהָ֣הּ׀ | ʾahah | alas! | H162 → | 15 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | O Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| הִנֵּ֨ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| הַנְּבִאִ֜ים | haneviim | the prophets | H5030 → | 314 times |
| אֹמְרִ֤ים | ʾomerim | [are] saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִרְא֣וּ | tiru | you will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| חֶ֔רֶב | cherev | sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| וְרָעָ֖ב | veraav | and famine | H7458 → | 101 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yihyeh | it will happen | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָכֶ֑ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שְׁל֤וֹם | shelom | peace of | H7965 → | 236 times |
| אֱמֶת֙ | ʾemet | reliability | H571 → | 127 times |
| אֶתֵּ֣ן | ʾeten | I will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָכֶ֔ם | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| בַּמָּק֖וֹם | bamakom | in the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ ס | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
וָאֹמַ֞רand I said
vaomarH559 →5305 times
אֲהָ֣הּ׀alas!
ʾahahH162 →15 times
אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
הִנֵּ֨הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
הַנְּבִאִ֜יםthe prophets
haneviimH5030 →314 times
אֹמְרִ֤ים[are] saying
ʾomerimH559 →5305 times
לָהֶם֙to <the> them
lahem
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תִרְא֣וּyou will see
tiruH7200 →1300 times
חֶ֔רֶבsword
cherevH2719 →413 times
וְרָעָ֖בand famine
veraavH7458 →101 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִהְיֶ֣הit will happen
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
לָכֶ֑םto <the> you
lakhem
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
שְׁל֤וֹםpeace of
shelomH7965 →236 times
אֱמֶת֙reliability
ʾemetH571 →127 times
אֶתֵּ֣ןI will give
ʾetenH5414 →2011 times
לָכֶ֔םto <the> you
lakhem
בַּמָּק֖וֹםin the place
bamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּֽה׃ ס<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Peter 2:1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
it leads to
- Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only…
- Deuteronomy 13:1–3
If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
- 2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- Matthew 24:11
and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
- Matthew 7:15
Through
Jeremiah 6:14They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 13:10
Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Jeremiah 23:17
They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
- Ezekiel 13:10
Through
Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 6:13
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
- Jeremiah 6:13
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About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.