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Jeremiah 23:31

“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”

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ASV

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

KJV

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
עַל־'al-[am] onH5921 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֖םha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
הַלֹּקְחִ֣יםha.lo.ke.Chimwho takeH3947 →
לְשׁוֹנָ֔םle.sho.Namtongue theirH3956 →
וַֽיִּנְאֲמ֖וּvai.yin.'a.Muand they have utteredH5001 →
נְאֻֽם׃ne.'Uman utteranceH5002 →

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Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Jeremiah 23:17They 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.’Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.2 Chronicles 18:10–12Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”2 Chronicles 18:5So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”Micah 2:11If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!2 Chronicles 18:19–21And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.1 Kings 22:11Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”2 Chronicles 18:10Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”

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About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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