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Jeremiah 23:31-33
International Standard Version
Jeremiah 23:31-33
International Standard Version
31 Look, I’m against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who use their tongues to issue a declaration.[a] 32 Look, I’m against those who prophesy based on false dreams,” declares the Lord, “and relate them and lead my people astray with their lies and their recklessness. I didn’t send them; I didn’t command them, and they provide no benefit at all to these people,” declares the Lord.
The Oracle-Burden[b] of the Lord
33 “Jeremiah,[c] when these people, the prophet, or a priest ask you,[d] ‘What is the oracle[e] of the Lord?’ say to them, ‘You are the burden,[f] and I’ll cast you out,’” declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 23:31 I.e. a message that they claim came from God
- Jeremiah 23:33 An oracle is a message that claims to be a revelation from the Lord. The same Heb. word means both oracle and burden, and this entire section invokes a word play between the two meanings of this Heb. word.
- Jeremiah 23:33 The Heb. lacks Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 23:33 I.e. the prophet Jeremiah; MT is masculine sing.
- Jeremiah 23:33 Or burden
- Jeremiah 23:33 Or oracle; MT reads What oracle?
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