Jeremiah 23:28 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 23:28

Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.

BSB

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ASV

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 Jehovah.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

What 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.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The test is adherence to, or forgetfulness of, Me and My law (Jer 23:27). that hath a dream--that pretends to have a divine communication by dream, let him tell it "faithfully," that it may be compared with "my word" (2Co 4:2).

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַנָּבִ֞יא	ha.na.Vi'	the prophet	H5030 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	whom	H834 →
אִתּ֤וֹ	'i.To	[is] with him	H854 →
חֲלוֹם֙	cha.lOm	a dream	H2472 →
יְסַפֵּ֣ר	ye.sa.Per	let him recount	H5608 →
חֲל֔וֹם	cha.Lom	[the] dream	H2472 →
וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר	va.'a.Sher	and whom	H834 →
דְּבָרִי֙	de.va.Ri	word my	H1697 →
אִתּ֔וֹ	'i.To	[is] with him	H854 →
יְדַבֵּ֥ר	ye.da.Ber	let him speak	H1696 →
דְּבָרִ֖י	de.va.Ri	word my	H1697 →
אֱמֶ֑ת	'e.Met	faithfulness	H571 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
לַתֶּ֥בֶן	la.Te.ven	[belongs] to the straw	H8401 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
הַבָּ֖ר	ha.Bar	the grain	H1250 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 24:45
Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 4:1–2
  So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Matthew 25:23
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 16:10–12
  Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Through
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to…
Through
1 Timothy 1:12
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
leads to
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- 2 Timothy 4:17
  But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of…
Through
Luke 12:42
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
leads to
- Matthew 24:45–46
  Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Jeremiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Jeremiah