Verse 5

Jeremiah 23:5

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5 Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what is right. As king he will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right throughout the country.

Original Language Text

hebrew

הִנֵּ֨ה יָמִ֤ים בָּאִים֙ נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֥י לְ/דָוִ֖ד צֶ֣מַח צַדִּ֑יק וּ/מָ֤לַךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ/הִשְׂכִּ֔יל וְ/עָשָׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּ/צְדָקָ֖ה בָּ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will raise up for David a righteous branch, and a king will reign and act wisely and will do justice and righteousness in the land.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 What trouble is coming to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares th... Focus ↗

2 This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look a... Focus ↗

3 I myself will gather what's left of my flock from all the countries where I exiled them, and I will... Focus ↗

4 I will put shepherds in charge of them who will take care of them, and they won't be afraid or disco... Focus ↗

5 Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what...

6 When he is king, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name he will be ca... Focus ↗

7 Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when people won't say anymore, “On the Lord's life, who... Focus ↗

8 Instead they'll say, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites back from the northern country and... Focus ↗

9 When it comes to the prophets: I'm really disturbed—I'm shaking inside! I stagger like a drunk, like... Focus ↗

10 For the country is full of people committing adultery so it's under a curse. The land mourns and the... Focus ↗

11 Both prophets and priests show no respect for me. I see wickedness even in my Temple, declares the L... Focus ↗

12 That's why their path will become slippery; they will be chased away in the dark and fall down. I'm... Focus ↗

13 I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something really offensive: They prophesied in the name of Baal... Focus ↗

14 But now I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something even more disgusting: They commit adultery a... Focus ↗

15 So this is what the Lord Almighty says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and pois... Focus ↗

16 This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophe... Focus ↗

17 They keep on telling people who don't respect me, “The Lord says that you'll live in peace,” and to... Focus ↗

18 But who of them has attended the Lord's council to hear and understand what he's saying? Who has pai... Focus ↗

19 Watch out! The Lord has sent out a furious storm, a tornado swirling around the heads of the wicked. Focus ↗

20 The Lord's anger won't fade until he's finished doing everything he wants. Only then will you really... Focus ↗

21 I didn't send these prophets, but they run to deliver their messages. I didn't tell them to say anyt... Focus ↗

22 Now if they had attended my council, they would have delivered my instructions to my people and brou... Focus ↗

23 Am I only a local God (Elohim) and not a God (Elohim) who operates widely? asks the Lord. Focus ↗

24 Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere i... Focus ↗

25 I've listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, “I've had a dream! I've had a... Focus ↗

26 How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are jus... Focus ↗

27 They think the dreams that they repeat to one another will lead my people to forget me, just like th... Focus ↗

28 A prophet who has a dream should say it's just a dream, but anyone I've spoken to should deliver my... Focus ↗

29 Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock? Focus ↗

30 Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who steal words from one ano... Focus ↗

31 Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who make up their own storie... Focus ↗

32 Pay attention to this, declares the Lord, I'm opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They t... Focus ↗

33 So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” t... Focus ↗

34 If a prophet or priest or anyone else claims, “This is the burden of the Lord,” I will punish that p... Focus ↗

35 This is what everybody should say to their friends and relatives: “What answer has the Lord given?”... Focus ↗

36 Don't talk about “the burden of the Lord” anymore, because everybody has different ideas about this... Focus ↗

37 This is what you are to ask any prophet: “What message has the Lord given you?” and “What has the Lo... Focus ↗

38 If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “... Focus ↗

39 now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you a... Focus ↗

40 I will disgrace you forever, your shame will never be forgotten. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 23 (40 verses)
Version: Free Bible Version

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