Verse 28

Jeremiah 23:28

GOD'S WORD Translation

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28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.

Original Language Text

hebrew

הַ/נָּבִ֞יא אֲשֶׁר אִתּ֤/וֹ חֲלוֹם֙ יְסַפֵּ֣ר חֲל֔וֹם וַ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר דְּבָרִ/י֙ אִתּ֔/וֹ יְדַבֵּ֥ר דְּבָרִ֖/י אֱמֶ֑ת מַה לַ/תֶּ֥בֶן אֶת הַ/בָּ֖ר נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

English Translation

The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat, says the Lord?

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Chapter 23 Context

1 “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh. Focus ↗

2 Therefore Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You ha... Focus ↗

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

4 I will set up shepherds over them, who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, ne... Focus ↗

5 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will re... Focus ↗

6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be... Focus ↗

7 “Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they will no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who b... Focus ↗

8 but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the no... 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 the curse the land mourns. The pastures of the wi... Focus ↗

11 for both prophet and priest are profane. Yes, in my house I have found their wickedness,” says Yahwe... Focus ↗

12 Therefore their way will be to them as slippery places in the darkness. They will be driven on, and... Focus ↗

13 “I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel... Focus ↗

14 In the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lie... Focus ↗

15 Therefore Yahweh of Armies says concerning the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, an... Focus ↗

16 Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach yo... Focus ↗

17 They say continually to those who despise me, ‘Yahweh has said, “You will have peace;”’ and to every... Focus ↗

18 For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? Who has liste... Focus ↗

19 Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm: It will burst on the head of... Focus ↗

20 Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed, and until he has performed the intents of his... Focus ↗

21 I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied. Focus ↗

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

23 “Am I a God (Elohim) at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God (Elohim) afar off? Focus ↗

24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven... Focus ↗

25 “I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I h... Focus ↗

26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the decei... Focus ↗

27 They intend to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they each tell his neighbor,... Focus ↗

28 The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word fai...

29 “Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? Focus ↗

30 “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who each steal my words from his neighb... Focus ↗

31 Behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’ Focus ↗

32 Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,” says Yahweh, “who tell them, and cause my peo... Focus ↗

33 “When this people, or the prophet, or a priest, asks you, saying, ‘What is the message from Yahweh?’... Focus ↗

34 As for the prophet, the priest, and the people, who say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ I will even puni... Focus ↗

35 You will say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ and,... Focus ↗

36 You will mention the message from Yahweh no more: for every man’s own word has become his message; f... Focus ↗

37 You will say to the prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’ Focus ↗

38 Although you say, ‘The message from Yahweh;’ therefore Yahweh says: ‘Because you say this word, “The... Focus ↗

39 therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave to y... Focus ↗

40 I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’” Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 23 (40 verses)
Version: GOD'S WORD Translation

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