Jeremiah 23:38
But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;
Jeremiah 23:38 in other translations
| BSB | But if you claim, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ then this is what the LORD says: Because you have said, ‘This is the burden of the LORD,’ and I specifically told you not to make this claim, |
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| WEB | Although you say, ‘The message from the LORD,’ therefore the LORD says: ‘Because you say this word, “The message from the LORD,” and I have sent to you, telling you not to say, “The message from the LORD,” |
| ASV | But if ye say, The burden of Jehovah; therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The burden of Jehovah, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Jehovah; |
| YLT | And if the burden of Jehovah ye say, Therefore thus said Jehovah: Because of your saying this word, The burden of Jehovah, And I do send unto you, saying, Ye do not say, The burden of Jehovah. |
| DARBY | But since ye say, The burden of Jehovah, therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The burden of Jehovah, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Jehovah; |
| BBE | But if you say, The word of weight of the Lord; this is what the Lord has said: Because you say, The weight of the Lord, and I have sent to you, saying, You are not to say, The weight of the Lord; |
| Webster | But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent to you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; |
What does Jeremiah 23:38 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 23:33-40
Those are miserable indeed who are forsaken and forgotten of God; and men's jesting at God's judgments will not baffle them. God had taken Israel to be a people near to him, but they shall now be cast out of his presence. It is a mark of great and daring impiety for men to jest with the words of God. Every idle and profane word will add to the sinner's burden in the day of judgment, when everlasting shame will be…
Jeremiah 23:38 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Jeremiah 23:38
- 2 Chronicles 11:13-14
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord:
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Context
- Jeremiah 23:37
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
- Jeremiah 23:38
But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;
- Jeremiah 23:39
Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
Jeremiah 23:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si dijereis: Carga de Jehová: por eso Jehová dice así: Porque dijisteis esta palabra, Carga de Jehová, habiendo enviado á deciros: No digáis, Carga de Jehová: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si vous dites: Oracle de l’ Éternel; – à cause de cela, ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Parce que vous dites cette parole: Oracle de l’ Éternel, et que j’ai envoyé vers vous, disant: Ne dites pas: Oracle de l’ Éternel; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ihr aber saget: "Last Jehovas", darum, so spricht Jehova: Weil ihr dieses Wort saget: "Last Jehovas", und ich doch zu euch gesandt und gesprochen habe: Ihr sollt nicht sagen: "Last Jehovas" - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si autem onus Domini dixeritis, propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus: Quia dixistis sermonem istum: Onus Domini, et misi ad vos dicens: Nolite dicere: Onus Domini: |