Jeremiah 23 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Jeremiah 24

¹Yahweh showed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before Yahweh’s temple, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shewed^H7200^(H8689) me, and, behold, two^H8147 baskets^H1736 of figs^H8384 were set^H3259^(H8716) before^H6440 the temple^H1964 of the LORD^H3068, after^H310 that Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 had carried away captive^H1540^(H8687) Jeconiah^H3204 the son^H1121 of Jehoiakim^H3079 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063, with the carpenters^H2796 and smiths^H4525, from Jerusalem^H3389, and had brought^H935^(H8686) them to Babylon^H894.

² One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.

KJVOne^H259 basket^H1731 had very^H3966 good^H2896 figs^H8384, even like the figs^H8384 that are first ripe^H1073: and the other^H259 basket^H1731 had very^H3966 naughty^H7451 figs^H8384, which could not be eaten^H398^(H8735), they were so bad^H7455.

³ Then Yahweh asked me, “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “Figs. The good figs are very good, and the bad are very bad, so bad that they can’t be eaten.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068 unto me, What seest^H7200^(H8802) thou, Jeremiah^H3414? And I said^H559^(H8799), Figs^H8384; the good^H2896 figs^H8384, very^H3966 good^H2896; and the evil^H7451, very^H3966 evil^H7451, that cannot be eaten^H398^(H8735), they are so evil^H7455.

⁴ Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,

KJVAgain the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came unto me, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁵ “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Like these good figs, so I will regard the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans, as good.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Israel^H3478; Like these good^H2896 figs^H8384, so will I acknowledge^H5234^(H8686) them that are carried away captive^H1546 of Judah^H3063, whom I have sent^H7971^(H8765) out of this place^H4725 into the land^H776 of the Chaldeans^H3778 for their good^H2896.

⁶ For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them again to this land. I will build them, and not pull them down. I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

KJVFor I will set^H7760^(H8804) mine eyes^H5869 upon them for good^H2896, and I will bring them again^H7725^(H8689) to this land^H776: and I will build^H1129^(H8804) them, and not pull them down^H2040^(H8799); and I will plant^H5193^(H8804) them, and not pluck them up^H5428^(H8799).

⁷ I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Yahweh. They will be my people, and I will be their God; for they will return to me with their whole heart.

KJVAnd I will give^H5414^(H8804) them an heart^H3820 to know^H3045^(H8800) me, that I am the LORD^H3068: and they shall be my people^H5971, and I will be their God^H430: for they shall return^H7725^(H8799) unto me with their whole heart^H3820.

⁸ “‘As the bad figs, which can’t be eaten, they are so bad,’ surely Yahweh says, ‘So I will give up Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those who dwell in the land of Egypt.

KJVAnd as the evil^H7451 figs^H8384, which cannot be eaten^H398^(H8735), they are so evil^H7455; surely thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, So will I give^H5414^(H8799) Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and his princes^H8269, and the residue^H7611 of Jerusalem^H3389, that remain^H7604^(H8737) in this land^H776, and them that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714:

⁹ I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I will drive them.

KJVAnd I will deliver^H5414^(H8804) them to be removed^H2189^(H8675)^H2113 into all the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776 for their hurt^H7451, to be a reproach^H2781 and a proverb^H4912, a taunt^H8148 and a curse^H7045, in all places^H4725 whither I shall drive^H5080^(H8686) them.

¹⁰ I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence among them, until they are consumed from off the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.’”

KJVAnd I will send^H7971^(H8765) the sword^H2719, the famine^H7458, and the pestilence^H1698, among them, till they be consumed^H8552^(H8800) from off the land^H127 that I gave^H5414^(H8804) unto them and to their fathers^H1.

WEB·Jeremiah 23

¹“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.

KJVWoe^H1945 be unto the pastors^H7462^(H8802) that destroy^H6^(H8764) and scatter^H6327^(H8688) the sheep^H6629 of my pasture^H4830! saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

² Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says Yahweh.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 against the pastors^H7462^(H8802) that feed^H7462^(H8802) my people^H5971; Ye have scattered^H6327^(H8689) my flock^H6629, and driven them away^H5080^(H8686), and have not visited^H6485^(H8804) them: behold, I will visit^H6485^(H8802) upon you the evil^H7455 of your doings^H4611, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

³ “I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they will be fruitful and multiply.

KJVAnd I will gather^H6908^(H8762) the remnant^H7611 of my flock^H6629 out of all countries^H776 whither I have driven^H5080^(H8689) them, and will bring them again^H7725^(H8689) to their folds^H5116; and they shall be fruitful^H6509^(H8804) and increase^H7235^(H8804).

⁴ I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, neither will any be lacking,” says Yahweh.

KJVAnd I will set up^H6965^(H8689) shepherds^H7462^(H8802) over them which shall feed^H7462^(H8804) them: and they shall fear^H3372^(H8799) no more, nor be dismayed^H2865^(H8735), neither shall they be lacking^H6485^(H8735), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

⁵ “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that I will raise^H6965^(H8689) unto David^H1732 a righteous^H6662 Branch^H6780, and a King^H4428 shall reign^H4427^(H8804) and prosper^H7919^(H8689), and shall execute^H6213^(H8804) judgment^H4941 and justice^H6666 in the earth^H776.

⁶ In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.

KJVIn his days^H3117 Judah^H3063 shall be saved^H3467^(H8735), and Israel^H3478 shall dwell^H7931^(H8799) safely^H983: and this is his name^H8034 whereby he shall be called^H7121^(H8799), THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS^H3072.

⁷ “Therefore, behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they will no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’

KJVTherefore, behold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that they shall no more say^H559^(H8799), The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, which brought up^H5927^(H8689) the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714;

⁸ but, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.”

KJVBut, The LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, which brought up^H5927^(H8689) and which led^H935^(H8689) the seed^H2233 of the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 out of the north^H6828 country^H776, and from all countries^H776 whither I had driven^H5080^(H8689) them; and they shall dwell^H3427^(H8804) in their own land^H127.

⁹ Concerning the prophets: My heart within me is broken. All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of Yahweh, and because of his holy words.

KJVMine heart^H3820 within^H7130 me is broken^H7665^(H8738) because of the prophets^H5030; all my bones^H6106 shake^H7363^(H8804); I am like a drunken^H7910 man^H376, and like a man^H1397 whom wine^H3196 hath overcome^H5674^(H8804), because^H6440 of the LORD^H3068, and because of the words^H1697 of his holiness^H6944.

¹⁰ “For the land is full of adulterers; for because of the curse the land mourns. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right;

KJVFor the land^H776 is full^H4390^(H8804) of adulterers^H5003^(H8764); for because^H6440 of swearing^H423 the land^H776 mourneth^H56^(H8804); the pleasant places^H4999 of the wilderness^H4057 are dried up^H3001^(H8804), and their course^H4794 is evil^H7451, and their force^H1369 is not right.

¹¹ for both prophet and priest are profane. Yes, in my house I have found their wickedness,” says Yahweh.

KJVFor both prophet^H5030 and priest^H3548 are profane^H2610^(H8804); yea, in my house^H1004 have I found^H4672^(H8804) their wickedness^H7451, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹² Therefore their way will be to them as slippery places in the darkness. They will be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh.

KJVWherefore their way^H1870 shall be unto them as slippery^H2519 ways in the darkness^H653: they shall be driven on^H1760^(H8735), and fall^H5307^(H8804) therein: for I will bring^H935^(H8686) evil^H7451 upon them, even the year^H8141 of their visitation^H6486, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

¹³ “I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

KJVAnd I have seen^H7200^(H8804) folly^H8604 in the prophets^H5030 of Samaria^H8111; they prophesied^H5012^(H8694) in Baal^H1168, and caused my people^H5971 Israel^H3478 to err^H8582^(H8686).

¹⁴ In the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one returns from his wickedness. They have all become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.”

KJVI have seen^H7200^(H8804) also in the prophets^H5030 of Jerusalem^H3389 an horrible thing^H8186: they commit adultery^H5003^(H8800), and walk^H1980^(H8800) in lies^H8267: they strengthen^H2388^(H8765) also the hands^H3027 of evildoers^H7489^(H8688), that none^H376 doth return^H7725^(H8804) from his wickedness^H7451: they are all of them unto me as Sodom^H5467, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof as Gomorrah^H6017.

¹⁵ Therefore Yahweh of Armies says concerning the prophets: “Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink poisoned water; for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has gone out into all the land.”

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 concerning the prophets^H5030; Behold, I will feed^H398^(H8688) them with wormwood^H3939, and make them drink^H8248^(H8689) the water^H4325 of gall^H7219: for from the prophets^H5030 of Jerusalem^H3389 is profaneness^H2613 gone forth^H3318^(H8804) into all the land^H776.

¹⁶ Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, Hearken^H8085^(H8799) not unto the words^H1697 of the prophets^H5030 that prophesy^H5012^(H8737) unto you: they make you vain^H1891^(H8688): they speak^H1696^(H8762) a vision^H2377 of their own heart^H3820, and not out of the mouth^H6310 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁷ They say continually to those who despise me, ‘Yahweh has said, “You will have peace;”’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, ‘No evil will come on you.’

KJVThey say^H559^(H8802) still^H559^(H8800) unto them that despise^H5006^(H8764) me, The LORD^H3068 hath said^H1696^(H8765), Ye shall have peace^H7965; and they say^H559^(H8804) unto every one that walketh^H1980^(H8802) after the imagination^H8307 of his own heart^H3820, No evil^H7451 shall come^H935^(H8799) upon you.

¹⁸ For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? Who has listened to my word, and heard it?

KJVFor who hath stood^H5975^(H8804) in the counsel^H5475 of the LORD^H3068, and hath perceived^H7200^(H8799) and heard^H8085^(H8799) his word^H1697? who hath marked^H7181^(H8689) his word^H1697, and heard^H8085^(H8799) it?

¹⁹ Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm! It will burst on the head of the wicked.

KJVBehold, a whirlwind^H5591 of the LORD^H3068 is gone forth^H3318^(H8804) in fury^H2534, even a grievous^H2342^(H8711) whirlwind^H5591: it shall fall grievously^H2342^(H8799) upon the head^H7218 of the wicked^H7563.

²⁰ Yahweh’s anger will not return until he has executed and performed the intents of his heart. In the latter days, you will understand it perfectly.

KJVThe anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 shall not return^H7725^(H8799), until he have executed^H6213^(H8800), and till he have performed^H6965^(H8687) the thoughts^H4209 of his heart^H3820: in the latter^H319 days^H3117 ye shall consider^H995^(H8709) it perfectly^H998.

²¹ I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied.

KJVI have not sent^H7971^(H8804) these prophets^H5030, yet they ran^H7323^(H8804): I have not spoken^H1696^(H8765) to them, yet they prophesied^H5012^(H8738).

²² 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.

KJVBut if they had stood^H5975^(H8804) in my counsel^H5475, and had caused my people^H5971 to hear^H8085^(H8686) my words^H1697, then they should have turned^H7725^(H8686) them from their evil^H7451 way^H1870, and from the evil^H7455 of their doings^H4611.

²³ “Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God afar off?

KJVAm I a God^H430 at hand^H7138, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and not a God^H430 afar off^H7350?

²⁴ Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.

KJVCan any^H376 hide^H5641^(H8735) himself in secret places^H4565 that I shall not see^H7200^(H8799) him? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068. Do not I fill^H4392 heaven^H8064 and earth^H776? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

²⁵ “I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

KJVI have heard^H8085^(H8804) what the prophets^H5030 said^H559^(H8804), that prophesy^H5012^(H8737) lies^H8267 in my name^H8034, saying^H559^(H8800), I have dreamed^H2492^(H8804), I have dreamed^H2492^(H8804).

²⁶ How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

KJVHow long shall this be^H3426 in the heart^H3820 of the prophets^H5030 that prophesy^H5012^(H8737) lies^H8267? yea, they are prophets^H5030 of the deceit^H8649 of their own heart^H3820;

²⁷ They intend to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they each tell his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name because of Baal.

KJVWhich think^H2803^(H8802) to cause my people^H5971 to forget^H7911^(H8687) my name^H8034 by their dreams^H2472 which they tell^H5608^(H8762) every man^H376 to his neighbour^H7453, as their fathers^H1 have forgotten^H7911^(H8804) my name^H8034 for Baal^H1168.

²⁸ The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.

KJVThe prophet^H5030 that hath a dream^H2472, let him tell^H5608^(H8762) a dream^H2472; and he that hath my word^H1697, let him speak^H1696^(H8762) my word^H1697 faithfully^H571. What is the chaff^H8401 to the wheat^H1250? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

²⁹ “Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

KJVIs not my word^H1697 like^H3541 as a fire^H784? saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068; and like a hammer^H6360 that breaketh^H6327 the rock^H5553 in pieces^H6327^(H8787)?

³⁰ “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who each steal my words from his neighbor.

KJVTherefore, behold, I am against the prophets^H5030, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that steal^H1589^(H8764) my words^H1697 every one^H376 from his neighbour^H7453.

³¹ Behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’

KJVBehold, I am against the prophets^H5030, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that use^H3947^(H8802) their tongues^H3956, and say^H5001^(H8799), He saith^H5002^(H8803).

³² Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,” says Yahweh, “who tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting; yet I didn’t send them or command them. They don’t profit this people at all,” says Yahweh.

KJVBehold, I am against them that prophesy^H5012^(H8737) false^H8267 dreams^H2472, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and do tell^H5608^(H8762) them, and cause my people^H5971 to err^H8582^(H8686) by their lies^H8267, and by their lightness^H6350; yet I sent^H7971^(H8804) them not, nor commanded^H6680^(H8765) them: therefore they shall not profit^H3276^(H8686) this people^H5971 at all^H3276^(H8687), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

³³ “When this people, or the prophet, or a priest, asks you, saying, ‘What is the message from Yahweh?’ Then you shall tell them, ‘“What message? I will cast you off,” says Yahweh.’

KJVAnd when this people^H5971, or the prophet^H5030, or a priest^H3548, shall ask^H7592^(H8799) thee, saying^H559^(H8800), What is the burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068? thou shalt then say^H559^(H8804) unto them, What burden^H4853? I will even forsake^H5203^(H8804) you, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

³⁴ As for the prophet, the priest, and the people, who say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ I will even punish that man and his household.

KJVAnd as for the prophet^H5030, and the priest^H3548, and the people^H5971, that shall say^H559^(H8799), The burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068, I will even punish^H6485^(H8804) that man^H376 and his house^H1004.

³⁵ You will say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh said?’

KJVThus shall ye say^H559^(H8799) every one^H376 to his neighbour^H7453, and every one^H376 to his brother^H251, What hath the LORD^H3068 answered^H6030^(H8804)? and, What hath the LORD^H3068 spoken^H1696^(H8765)?

³⁶ You will mention the message from Yahweh no more, for every man’s own word has become his message; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of Yahweh of Armies, our God.

KJVAnd the burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068 shall ye mention^H2142^(H8799) no more: for every man's^H376 word^H1697 shall be his burden^H4853; for ye have perverted^H2015^(H8804) the words^H1697 of the living^H2416 God^H430, of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 our God^H430.

³⁷ You will say to the prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’

KJVThus shalt thou say^H559^(H8799) to the prophet^H5030, What hath the LORD^H3068 answered^H6030^(H8804) thee? and, What hath the LORD^H3068 spoken^H1696^(H8765)?

³⁸ Although you say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ therefore Yahweh says: ‘Because you say this word, “The message from Yahweh,” and I have sent to you, telling you not to say, “The message from Yahweh,”

KJVBut^H518 since ye say^H559^(H8799), The burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068; therefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068; Because ye say^H559^(H8800) this word^H1697, The burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068, and I have sent^H7971^(H8799) unto you, saying^H559^(H8800), Ye shall not say^H559^(H8799), The burden^H4853 of the LORD^H3068;

³⁹ therefore behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off with the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, away from my presence.

KJVTherefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly^H5377^(H8800) forget^H5382^(H8804) you, and I will forsake^H5203^(H8804) you, and the city^H5892 that I gave^H5414^(H8804) you and your fathers^H1, and cast you out of my presence^H6440:

⁴⁰ I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’”

KJVAnd I will bring^H5414^(H8804) an everlasting^H5769 reproach^H2781 upon you, and a perpetual^H5769 shame^H3640, which shall not be forgotten^H7911^(H8735).

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