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Jeremiah 23:21

Truth and honesty

19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”

23 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
KJV
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
WEB
I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied.
ASV
I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
DARBY
I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
BLB
I have not sent these prophets, and they have run; I have not spoken to them, and they have prophesied.
ÅB
Jeg har ikke sendt profetene, allikevel løp de; jeg har ikke talt til dem, allikevel profeterte de.
OTB
Jeg sendte ikke disse profetene, likevel løp de med sitt budskap; jeg talte ikke til dem, likevel profeterte de.
B1930
Jeg har ikke sendt profetene, allikevel løp de; jeg har ikke talt til dem, allikevel profeterte de.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 14:14

    “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

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  • Jeremiah 27:15

    For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”

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  • Jeremiah 23:32

    “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 29:31

    “Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,

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  • Jeremiah 28:15

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

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  • Jeremiah 29:9

    For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”

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  • Acts 13:4

    So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

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  • John 20:21

    Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”

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