Jeremiah 23:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ I will punish that man and his household.”

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Read Jeremiah 23:34 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.

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BSBPD

“As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ I will punish that man and his household.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I will even punish that man and his house.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the prophet, and the priest, and the people, That saith, The burden of Jehovah, I have seen after that man, and after his house.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 23:34 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Lamentations 2:14The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
  2. Zechariah 13:3And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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