Verse 33

Jeremiah 23:33

Darby Translation

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33 And when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even cast you off, saith Jehovah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/כִי יִשְׁאָלְ/ךָ֩ הָ/עָ֨ם הַ/זֶּ֜ה אֽוֹ הַ/נָּבִ֤יא אֽוֹ כֹהֵן֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מַה מַשָּׂ֖א יְהוָ֑ה וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ אֶת מַה מַשָּׂ֔א וְ/נָטַשְׁתִּ֥י אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

English Translation

And if the people or the prophet or the priest asks you, saying, "What is the burden of the Lord?" you shall say to them, "What is the burden?" and I will forsake you, declares the Lord.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah. Focus ↗

2 Therefore thus saith Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel concerning the shepherds that feed my people... Focus ↗

3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will... Focus ↗

4 And I will raise up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be di... Focus ↗

5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall rei... Focus ↗

6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he... Focus ↗

7 Therefore behold, days are coming, saith Jehovah, that they shall no more say, [As] Jehovah liveth,... Focus ↗

8 but, [As] Jehovah liveth, who brought up and who led back the seed of the house of Israel out of the... Focus ↗

9 Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man,... Focus ↗

10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of execration the land mourneth. The pastures of the... Focus ↗

11 For both prophet and priest are profane: even in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehov... Focus ↗

12 Therefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness; they shall be driven on,... Focus ↗

13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Isra... Focus ↗

14 And in the prophets of Jerusalem have I seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in fal... Focus ↗

15 Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwoo... Focus ↗

16 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they... Focus ↗

17 They say constantly unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace. And they say... Focus ↗

18 For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, so that he hath perceived and heard his word? who hath... Focus ↗

19 Behold, a tempest of Jehovah, fury is gone forth, yea, a whirling storm: it shall whirl down upon th... Focus ↗

20 The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and until he have performed the purpo... Focus ↗

21 I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. Focus ↗

22 But if they had stood in my council, and had caused my people to hear my words, then would they have... Focus ↗

23 Am I a God (Elohim) at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God (Elohim) afar off? Focus ↗

24 Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the he... Focus ↗

25 I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I hav... Focus ↗

26 How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets o... Focus ↗

27 who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neig... Focus ↗

28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my wo... Focus ↗

29 Is not my word like a fire, saith Jehovah; and like a hammer [that] breaketh the rock in pieces? Focus ↗

30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his... Focus ↗

31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He hath said. Focus ↗

32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith Jehovah, and that tell them, and cause m... Focus ↗

33 And when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? th...

34 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I wil... Focus ↗

35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother: What hath Jehovah answer... Focus ↗

36 And the burden of Jehovah shall ye mention no more; for every man's own word shall be his burden: fo... Focus ↗

37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet: What hath Jehovah answered thee? and, What hath Jehovah spoken? Focus ↗

38 But since ye say, The burden of Jehovah, therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The... Focus ↗

39 therefore behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, far from my face, and the city... Focus ↗

40 And I will bring everlasting reproach upon you, and everlasting shame, that shall not be forgotten. Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 23 (40 verses)
Version: Darby Translation

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