Jeremiah 23:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’””
Read Jeremiah 23:31 in the flow of Jeremiah23 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Jeremiah23 to see the surrounding context.
““Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Lo, I <FI>am<Fi> against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm--an affirmation.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Jeremiah 23:31 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- 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 18:5So 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.”
- 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.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:19And 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.
- 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.
- 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.’
- Jeremiah 28:15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
- Jeremiah 28:17And in the seventh month of that very year, the prophet Hananiah died.
- 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!
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