Jeremiah 23:13

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““Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.”

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““Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.”

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KJVPD

“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people--Israel--to err.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 23:13 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 18:18“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals.
  2. 1 Kings 18:19Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
  3. 1 Kings 18:20So Ahab summoned all the Israelites and assembled the prophets on Mount Carmel.
  4. 1 Kings 18:25Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  5. 1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  6. 2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
  7. Isaiah 9:16For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
  8. Jeremiah 2:8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.
  9. Jeremiah 23:32“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
  10. Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
  11. Hosea 4:12My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.
  12. Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
  13. Micah 1:5All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?

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