Jeremiah 23 · Verse 26

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 23:26, King James Version

Jeremiah 23:26 in other translations

BSBHow long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?
WEBHow long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
ASVHow long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
YLTTill when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,
DARBYHow long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
BBEIs (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?
WebsterHow long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

What does Jeremiah 23:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. prophets--a different Hebrew form from the usual one, "prophesiers." "How long," cries Jeremiah, impatient of their impious audacity, "shall these prophecy-mongers go on prophesying lies?" The answer is given in Jr 23:29-34.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

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Jeremiah 23:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
מָתַ֗יma.Taiwhen?H4970
הֲיֵ֛שׁha.Yesh¿ [is] thereH3426
בְּלֵ֥בbe.Levin [the] heart ofH3820
הַנְּבִאִ֖יםha.ne.vi.'Imthe prophetsH5030
נִבְּאֵ֣יni.be.'Ei[who] prophesyH5012
הַשָּׁ֑קֶרha.Sha.ker<of the> falsehoodH8267
וּנְבִיאֵ֖יu.ne.vi.'Eiand [the] prophets ofH5030
תַּרְמִ֥תtar.Mit[the] deceitfulness ofH8649
לִבָּֽם\׃li.Bamown heart theirH3820

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 23:26

  • 1 Timothy 4:1-2

    Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

  • Jeremiah 14:14

    Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

  • 2 Peter 2:13-16

    And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

  • 2 Timothy 4:3

    For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

  • Hosea 8:5

    Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

  • Jeremiah 17:9

    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

  • Jeremiah 4:14

    O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

  • Psalms 4:2

    O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

  • Acts 13:10

    And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  • Isaiah 30:10

    Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

  • Jeremiah 13:27

    I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How.
4:14; 13:27; Ps 4:2; Ho 8:5; Ac 13:10
prophets of.
14:14; 17:9; Isa 30:10; 2Th 2:9-11; 1Ti 4:1,2; 2Ti 4:3; 2Pe 2:13-16

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Context

  • 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 23:27

    Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

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Jeremiah 23:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Hasta cuándo será esto en el corazón de los profetas que profetizan mentira, y que profetizan el engaño de su corazón?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Jusques à quand cela sera-t-il dans le cœur des prophètes qui prophétisent le mensonge et qui sont des prophètes de la tromperie de leur cœur,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wie lange sollen das im Sinne haben die Propheten, welche Lüge weissagen, und die Propheten des Truges ihres Herzens,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Usquequo istud est in corde prophetarum vaticinantium mendacium, et prophetantium seductiones cordis sui?