Verse 40
Jeremiah 23:40
Free Bible Version
40
I will disgrace you forever, your shame will never be forgotten.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נָתַתִּ֥י עֲלֵי/כֶ֖ם חֶרְפַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם וּ/כְלִמּ֣וּת עוֹלָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ
English Translation
And I will put upon you a reproach of everlasting shame and everlasting humiliation that will not be forgotten.
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Chapter 23 Context
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What trouble is coming to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! declares th...
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This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says about the shepherds who were meant to look a...
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I myself will gather what's left of my flock from all the countries where I exiled them, and I will...
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I will put shepherds in charge of them who will take care of them, and they won't be afraid or disco...
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5
Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will choose a descendant of David who does what...
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6
When he is king, Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. This is the name he will be ca...
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7
Look, the time is coming, declares the Lord, when people won't say anymore, “On the Lord's life, who...
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8
Instead they'll say, “On the Lord's life, who led the Israelites back from the northern country and...
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9
When it comes to the prophets: I'm really disturbed—I'm shaking inside! I stagger like a drunk, like...
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10
For the country is full of people committing adultery so it's under a curse. The land mourns and the...
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11
Both prophets and priests show no respect for me. I see wickedness even in my Temple, declares the L...
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12
That's why their path will become slippery; they will be chased away in the dark and fall down. I'm...
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13
I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something really offensive: They prophesied in the name of Baal...
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14
But now I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something even more disgusting: They commit adultery a...
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15
So this is what the Lord Almighty says about the prophets: I will give them wormwood to eat and pois...
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16
This is what the Lord Almighty says: Don't pay attention to what these prophets say when they prophe...
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17
They keep on telling people who don't respect me, “The Lord says that you'll live in peace,” and to...
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18
But who of them has attended the Lord's council to hear and understand what he's saying? Who has pai...
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19
Watch out! The Lord has sent out a furious storm, a tornado swirling around the heads of the wicked.
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20
The Lord's anger won't fade until he's finished doing everything he wants. Only then will you really...
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21
I didn't send these prophets, but they run to deliver their messages. I didn't tell them to say anyt...
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22
Now if they had attended my council, they would have delivered my instructions to my people and brou...
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23
Am I only a local God (Elohim) and not a God (Elohim) who operates widely? asks the Lord.
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24
Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere i...
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25
I've listened to the prophets who prophesy lies in my name. They say, “I've had a dream! I've had a...
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26
How long will this continue? How long will these prophets go on prophesying these lies which are jus...
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27
They think the dreams that they repeat to one another will lead my people to forget me, just like th...
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28
A prophet who has a dream should say it's just a dream, but anyone I've spoken to should deliver my...
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29
Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?
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30
Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who steal words from one ano...
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31
Pay attention to this, declares the Lord. I'm opposed to those prophets who make up their own storie...
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32
Pay attention to this, declares the Lord, I'm opposed to those who prophesy fictional dreams. They t...
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33
So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” t...
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34
If a prophet or priest or anyone else claims, “This is the burden of the Lord,” I will punish that p...
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35
This is what everybody should say to their friends and relatives: “What answer has the Lord given?”...
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36
Don't talk about “the burden of the Lord” anymore, because everybody has different ideas about this...
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37
This is what you are to ask any prophet: “What message has the Lord given you?” and “What has the Lo...
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38
If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “...
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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...
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40
I will disgrace you forever, your shame will never be forgotten.