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Jeremiah 23:36

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34 As for the prophet or priest or anyone who claims, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ I will punish that man and his household.

35 This is what each man is to say to his friend and to his brother: ‘What has the LORD answered?’ or ‘What has the LORD spoken?’

But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.

37 Thus you are to say to the prophet: ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken?’

38 But if you claim, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ then this is what the LORD says: Because you have said, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim,

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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.

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BSB
But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
KJV
And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
WEB
You will mention the message from the LORD no more, for every man’s own word has become his message; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of Armies, our God.
ASV
And the burden of Jehovah shall ye mention no more: for every man`s own word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of Jehovah of hosts our God.
DARBY
And the burden of Jehovah shall ye mention no more; for every man's own word shall be his burden: for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of Jehovah of hosts, our God.
BLB
And the burden of YHWH you shall not mention anymore, for each man’s word will be the burden, and you⁺ have overturned the words of the living God, YHWH of Hosts, our God.
ÅB
Men "Herrens byrde" skal dere ikke nevne mere; for hver manns eget ord skal være hans byrde, fordi dere har forvendt den levende Guds, Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, vår Guds ord.
OTB
Men dere må ikke lenger nevne 'et budskap fra Herren,' for hver enkelts ord blir deres eget budskap. Dere har forvrengt den levende Guds ord, hærskarenes Herre, vår Gud.
B1930
Men "Herrens byrde" skal I ikke nevne mere; for hver manns eget ord skal være hans byrde, fordi I har forvendt den levende Guds, Herrens, hærskarenes Guds, vår Guds ord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 3:8

    For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

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  • 2 Peter 3:16

    He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

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  • Psalms 64:8

    They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

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  • Psalms 120:3

    What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

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  • 2 Kings 19:4

    Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

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  • Isaiah 28:13–14

    Then the word of the LORD to them will become: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there,” so that they will go stumbling backward and will be injured, ensnared, and captured.

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  • Psalms 149:9

    to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

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