Jeremiah 23:22
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.
21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
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?”
24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
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.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
- WEB
- But if they had stood in my council, then they would have caused my people to hear my words, and would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
- ASV
- But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
- DARBY
- But if they had stood in my council, and had caused my people to hear my words, then would they have turned them from their evil way and from the wickedness of their doings.
- BLB
- But if they had stood in My counsel and had caused My people to hear My words, then they would have turned them from the evil of their way and from the evil of their deeds.”
- ÅB
- Og hadde de stått i mitt fortrolige råd, ville de la mitt folk høre mine ord og føre dem tilbake fra deres onde vei og fra deres onde gjerninger.
- OTB
- Men hvis de hadde stått i mitt råd, ville de ha forkynt mine ord for mitt folk og vendt dem bort fra deres onde vei og fra deres onde gjerninger.
- B1930
- Og hadde de stått i mitt fortrolige råd, vilde de la mitt folk høre mine ord og føre dem tilbake fra deres onde vei og fra deres onde gjerninger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Zechariah 1:4
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Turn now from your evil ways and deeds.’ But they did not listen or pay attention to Me, declares the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:18
But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?
Read in contextJeremiah 25:5
The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever.
Read in contextEzekiel 13:22
Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
Read in contextJeremiah 35:15
Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.
Read in contextActs 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:7
But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
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