Jeremiah 23:17
They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
Jeremiah 23:17 in other translations
| BSB | They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ |
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| WEB | They say continually to those who despise me, ‘The LORD 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.’ |
| ASV | They say continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you. |
| YLT | Saying diligently to those despising The word of Jehovah: Peace is for you, And to every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said: Evil doth not come in unto you. |
| DARBY | They say constantly unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace. And they say unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his heart, No evil shall come upon you. |
| BBE | They keep on saying to those who have no respect for the word of the Lord, You will have peace; and to everyone who goes on his way in the pride of his heart, they say, No evil will come to you. |
| Webster | They say still to them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say to every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. |
What does Jeremiah 23:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 23:9-22
The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were made bold in sin. These false teachers would be compelled to suffer the most bitter part of the Lord's indignation. They made themselves believe that there was no harm in sin, and practised accordingly; then they made others…
Jeremiah 23:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 23:17
- Micah 3:11
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.
- Jeremiah 13:10
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.
- Amos 9:10
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
- Deuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
- Jeremiah 5:12
They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
- Micah 3:5
Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
- Jeremiah 9:14
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
- Jeremiah 8:11
For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
- Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
- Zechariah 10:2
For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
- Numbers 11:20
But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
- Ezekiel 13:10
Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 11:20; 1Sa 2:30; 2Sa 12:10; Mal 1:6; Lu 10:16; 1Th 4:8
Ye.
4:10; 6:14; 8:11; 14:13,14; 28:3-9; Isa 3:10,11; 57:21; La 2:14
Eze 13:10,15,16,22; Mic 3:5,11; Zec 10:2
imagination. or, stubbornness.
3:17; 7:24; 9:14; 13:10; De 29:19
No.
18:18; Am 9:10; Mic 3:11; Zep 1:12
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Context
- Jeremiah 23:16
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:17
They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
- Jeremiah 23:18
For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
Jeremiah 23:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dicen atrevidamente á los que me irritan: Jehová dijo: Paz tendréis; y á cualquiera que anda tras la imaginación de su corazón, dijeron: No vendrá mal sobre vosotros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ils disent continuellement à ceux qui me méprisent: L’ Éternel dit: Vous aurez la paix. Et à tous ceux qui marchent dans l’obstination de leur cœur ils disent: Il ne viendra point de mal sur vous. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie sagen stets zu denen, die mich verachten: "Jehova hat geredet: Ihr werdet Frieden haben"; und zu jedem, der in dem Starrsinn seines Herzens wandelt, sprechen sie: "Es wird kein Unglück über euch kommen". |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicunt his qui blasphemant me: Locutus est Dominus: Pax erit vobis: et omni qui ambulat in pravitate cordis sui dixerunt: Non veniet super vos malum. |