Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Jeremiah 23:25 in other translations
| BSB | “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ |
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| WEB | “I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ |
| ASV | I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. |
| YLT | I have heard that which the prophets said, Who prophesy in My name falsehood, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed.' |
| DARBY | I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsehood in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. |
| BBE | My ears have been open to what the prophets have said, who say false words in my name, saying, I have had a dream, I have had a dream, I have had a dream, |
| Webster | I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. |
What does Jeremiah 23:25 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 23:23-32
Men cannot be hidden from God's all-seeing eye. Will they never see what judgments they prepare for themselves? Let them consider what a vast difference there is between these prophecies and those delivered by the true prophets of the Lord. Let them not call their foolish dreams Divine oracles. The promises of peace these prophets make are no more to be compared to God's promises than chaff to wheat. The unhumbled…
Jeremiah 23:25 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 23:25
- Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.
- Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
- Jeremiah 29:8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
- Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
- Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
- Jeremiah 8:6
I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
- Revelation 2:23
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
- Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.
- Jeremiah 29:23
Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.
- Matthew 1:20
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
- Psalms 139:4
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
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- Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
- Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
- Jeremiah 23:26
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
Jeremiah 23:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo he oído lo que aquellos profetas dijeron, profetizando mentira en mi nombre, diciendo: Soñé, soñé. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai entendu ce que les prophètes disent, prophétisant le mensonge en mon nom, disant: J’ai eu un songe, j’ai eu un songe! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich habe gehört, was die Propheten sagen, die in meinem Namen Lüge weissagen und sprechen: Einen Traum, einen Traum habe ich gehabt! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Audivi quæ dixerunt prophetæ prophetantes in nomine meo mendacium, atque dicentes: Somniavi, somniavi. |