Jeremiah 23:37
in Jeremiah 23Thus you are to say to the prophet: ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken?’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?
KJV
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
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This verse in Jeremiah 23
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThus shall thou say to the prophet,.... To Jeremiah, or any true prophet of the Lord; after the following manner should everyone address him, that made any inquiry of the will of the Lord by him: what hath the Lord answered thee? and what hath the Lord spoken? this is repeated from Jer 23:35; for the confirmation of it, and for the direction of the people, and to show how much the Lord approved of such a way of behaving towards his prophet, and himself by him.
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on Jeremiah 23:33-40
The Hebrew massa means both a burden carried and an oracle spoken, and the people ask, “What is the burden of the LORD?” as a taunt. The LORD answers, “I will forsake you,” then punishes prophet, priest and people, since “you pervert the words of the living God.”
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Thus you are to say to the prophet
The words of verse 35 are repeated, now for speaking to the prophet himself. Gill says the repeat makes the rule firm and shows the LORD's approval of such honor for His prophet. They ask what the LORD has answered or spoken.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verses 37 onwards) And you pervert the words of the living God: the Lord of hosts, our God. This is what you say to the Prophet: What did the Lord respond to you, and what did the Lord say? But if you say the burden of the Lord.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
5 Behold, the days come, saith the L ORD , that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE L ORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| תֹאמַ֖ר | tomar | you will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַנָּבִ֑יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| מֶה־ | meh- | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| עָנָ֣ךְ | ʾanakh | did he answer you | H6030 → | 331 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּמַה־ | umah- | and what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| דִּבֶּ֖ר | diber | did he say | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
תֹאמַ֖רyou will say
tomarH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַנָּבִ֑יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
מֶה־what?
meh-H4100 →752 times
עָנָ֣ךְdid he answer you
ʾanakhH6030 →331 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּמַה־and what?
umah-H4100 →752 times
דִּבֶּ֖רdid he say
diberH1696 →1141 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.