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Jeremiah 23 (WEBP)

[1] “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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;’
[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.”
[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.
[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;
[11] for both prophet and priest are profane. Yes, in my house I have found their wickedness,” says Yahweh.
[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.
[13] “I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
[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.”
[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.”
[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.
[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.’
[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?
[19] Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm! It will burst on the head of the wicked.
[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.
[21] I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied.
[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.
[23] “Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God afar off?
[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.
[25] “I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
[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?
[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.
[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.
[29] “Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
[30] “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who each steal my words from his neighbor.
[31] Behold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’
[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.
[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.’
[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.
[35] You will say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh said?’
[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.
[37] You will say to the prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
[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,”
[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.
[40] I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Jeremiah 23 (KJVS)

[1] Woe be unto the pastors () that destroy () and scatter () the sheep of my pasture! saith () the Lord.
[2] Therefore thus saith () the Lord God of Israel against the pastors () that feed () my people; Ye have scattered () my flock, and driven them away, () and have not visited () them: behold, I will visit () upon you the evil of your doings, saith () the Lord.
[3] And I will gather () the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven () them, and will bring them again () to their folds; and they shall be fruitful () and increase. ()
[4] And I will set up () shepherds () over them which shall feed () them: and they shall fear () no more, nor be dismayed, () neither shall they be lacking, () saith () the Lord.
[5] Behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that I will raise () unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign () and prosper, () and shall execute () judgment and justice in the earth.
[6] In his days Judah shall be saved, () and Israel shall dwell () safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, () THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
[7] Therefore, behold, the days come, () saith () the Lord, that they shall no more say, () The Lord liveth, which brought up () the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
[8] but, The Lord liveth, which brought up () and which led () the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven () them; and they shall dwell () in their own land.
[9] Mine heart within me is broken () because of the prophets; all my bones shake; () I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, () because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.
[10] For the land is full () of adulterers; () for because of swearing the land mourneth; () the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, () and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
[11] For both prophet and priest are profane; () yea, in my house have I found () their wickedness, saith () the Lord.
[12] Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, () and fall () therein: for I will bring () evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith () the Lord.
[13] And I have seen () folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied () in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. ()
[14] I have seen () also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, () and walk () in lies: they strengthen () also the hands of evildoers, () that none doth return () from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants () thereof as Gomorrah.
[15] Therefore thus saith () the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed () them with wormwood, and make them drink () the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth () into all the land.
[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.
[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.
[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?
[19] Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth () in fury, even a grievous () whirlwind: it shall fall grievously () upon the head of the wicked.
[20] The anger of the Lord shall not return, () until he have executed, () and till he have performed () the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider () it perfectly.
[21] I have not sent () these prophets, yet they ran: () I have not spoken () to them, yet they prophesied. ()
[22] But if they had stood () in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear () my words, then they should have turned () them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
[23] Am I a God at hand, saith () the Lord, and not a God afar off?
[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.
[25] I have heard () what the prophets said, () that prophesy () lies in my name, saying, () I have dreamed, () I have dreamed. ()
[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;
[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.
[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.
[29] Is not my word like as a fire? saith () the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? ()
[30] Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith () the Lord, that steal () my words every one from his neighbour.
[31] Behold, I am against the prophets, saith () the Lord, that use () their tongues, and say, () He saith. ()
[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.
[33] And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask () thee, saying, () What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say () unto them, What burden? I will even forsake () you, saith () the Lord.
[34] And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, () The burden of the Lord, I will even punish () that man and his house.
[35] Thus shall ye say () every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? () and, What hath the Lord spoken? ()
[36] And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention () no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted () the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.
[37] Thus shalt thou say () to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered () thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken? ()
[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;
[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:
[40] and I will bring () an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. ()

Jeremiah 23:6 Heb. Jehovahtsidkenu
Jeremiah 23:10a Or, cursing
Jeremiah 23:10b Or, violence
Jeremiah 23:13 Or, an absurd thing, Heb. unsavoury
Jeremiah 23:14 Or, filthiness
Jeremiah 23:15 Or, hypocrisy
Jeremiah 23:17 Or, stubbornness
Jeremiah 23:18 Or, secret
Jeremiah 23:28 Heb. with whom is
Jeremiah 23:31 Or, that smooth their tongues
Jeremiah 23:34 Heb. visit upon

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 23 (BYZ)

[1] ω οι ποιμενες οι διασκορπιζοντες και απολλυοντες τα προβατα της νομης μου
[2] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος επι τους ποιμαινοντας τον λαον μου υμεις διεσκορπισατε τα προβατα μου και εξωσατε αυτα και ουκ επεσκεψασθε αυτα ιδου εγω εκδικω εφ υμας κατα τα πονηρα επιτηδευματα υμων
[3] και εγω εισδεξομαι τους καταλοιπους του λαου μου απο πασης της γης ου εξωσα αυτους εκει και καταστησω αυτους εις την νομην αυτων και αυξηθησονται και πληθυνθησονται
[4] και αναστησω αυτοις ποιμενας οι ποιμανουσιν αυτους και ου φοβηθησονται ετι ουδε πτοηθησονται λεγει κυριος
[5] ιδου ημεραι ερχονται λεγει κυριος και αναστησω τω δαυιδ ανατολην δικαιαν και βασιλευσει βασιλευς και συνησει και ποιησει κριμα και δικαιοσυνην επι της γης
[6] εν ταις ημεραις αυτου σωθησεται ιουδας και ισραηλ κατασκηνωσει πεποιθως και τουτο το ονομα αυτου ο καλεσει αυτον κυριος ιωσεδεκ
[7] δια τουτο ιδου ημεραι ερχονται λεγει κυριος και ουκ ερουσιν ετι ζη κυριος ος ανηγαγεν τον οικον ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου
[8] αλλα ζη κυριος ος συνηγαγεν απαν το σπερμα ισραηλ απο γης βορρα και απο πασων των χωρων ου εξωσεν αυτους εκει και απεκατεστησεν αυτους εις την γην αυτων
[9] εν τοις προφηταις συνετριβη η καρδια μου εν εμοι εσαλευθη παντα τα οστα μου εγενηθην ως ανηρ συντετριμμενος και ως ανθρωπος συνεχομενος απο οινου απο προσωπου κυριου και απο προσωπου ευπρεπειας δοξης αυτου
[10] οτι απο προσωπου τουτων επενθησεν η γη εξηρανθησαν αι νομαι της ερημου και εγενετο ο δρομος αυτων πονηρος και η ισχυς αυτων ουχ ουτως
[11] οτι ιερευς και προφητης εμολυνθησαν και εν τω οικω μου ειδον πονηριας αυτων
[12] δια τουτο γενεσθω η οδος αυτων αυτοις εις ολισθημα εν γνοφω και υποσκελισθησονται και πεσουνται εν αυτη διοτι επαξω επ αυτους κακα εν ενιαυτω επισκεψεως αυτων φησιν κυριος
[13] και εν τοις προφηταις σαμαρειας ειδον ανομηματα επροφητευσαν δια της βααλ και επλανησαν τον λαον μου ισραηλ
[14] και εν τοις προφηταις ιερουσαλημ εωρακα φρικτα μοιχωμενους και πορευομενους εν ψευδεσι και αντιλαμβανομενους χειρων πονηρων του μη αποστραφηναι εκαστον απο της οδου αυτου της πονηρας εγενηθησαν μοι παντες ως σοδομα και οι κατοικουντες αυτην ωσπερ γομορρα
[15] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω ψωμιω αυτους οδυνην και ποτιω αυτους υδωρ πικρον οτι απο των προφητων ιερουσαλημ εξηλθεν μολυσμος παση τη γη
[16] ουτως λεγει κυριος παντοκρατωρ μη ακουετε τους λογους των προφητων οτι ματαιουσιν εαυτοις ορασιν απο καρδιας αυτων λαλουσιν και ουκ απο στοματος κυριου
[17] λεγουσιν τοις απωθουμενοις τον λογον κυριου ειρηνη εσται υμιν και πασιν τοις πορευομενοις τοις θελημασιν αυτων παντι τω πορευομενω πλανη καρδιας αυτου ειπαν ουχ ηξει επι σε κακα
[18] οτι τις εστη εν υποστηματι κυριου και ειδεν τον λογον αυτου τις ενωτισατο και ηκουσεν
[19] ιδου σεισμος παρα κυριου και οργη εκπορευεται εις συσσεισμον συστρεφομενη επι τους ασεβεις ηξει
[20] και ουκετι αποστρεψει ο θυμος κυριου εως αν ποιηση αυτο και εως αν αναστηση αυτο απο εγχειρηματος καρδιας αυτου επ εσχατου των ημερων νοησουσιν αυτα
[21] ουκ απεστελλον τους προφητας και αυτοι ετρεχον ουκ ελαλησα προς αυτους και αυτοι επροφητευον
[22] και ει εστησαν εν τη υποστασει μου και εισηκουσαν των λογων μου και τον λαον μου αν απεστρεφον αυτους απο των πονηρων επιτηδευματων αυτων
[23] θεος εγγιζων εγω ειμι λεγει κυριος και ουχι θεος πορρωθεν
[24] ει κρυβησεται ανθρωπος εν κρυφαιοις και εγω ουκ οψομαι αυτον μη ουχι τον ουρανον και την γην εγω πληρω λεγει κυριος
[25] ηκουσα α λαλουσιν οι προφηται α προφητευουσιν επι τω ονοματι μου ψευδη λεγοντες ηνυπνιασαμην ενυπνιον
[26] εως ποτε εσται εν καρδια των προφητων των προφητευοντων ψευδη και εν τω προφητευειν αυτους τα θεληματα καρδιας αυτων
[27] των λογιζομενων του επιλαθεσθαι του νομου μου εν τοις ενυπνιοις αυτων α διηγουντο εκαστος τω πλησιον αυτου καθαπερ επελαθοντο οι πατερες αυτων του ονοματος μου εν τη βααλ
[28] ο προφητης εν ω το ενυπνιον εστιν διηγησασθω το ενυπνιον αυτου και εν ω ο λογος μου προς αυτον διηγησασθω τον λογον μου επ αληθειας τι το αχυρον προς τον σιτον ουτως οι λογοι μου λεγει κυριος
[29] ουχι οι λογοι μου ωσπερ πυρ φλεγον λεγει κυριος και ως πελυξ κοπτων πετραν
[30] δια τουτο ιδου εγω προς τους προφητας λεγει κυριος ο θεος τους κλεπτοντας τους λογους μου εκαστος παρα του πλησιον αυτου
[31] ιδου εγω προς τους προφητας τους εκβαλλοντας προφητειας γλωσσης και νυσταζοντας νυσταγμον εαυτων
[32] ιδου εγω προς τους προφητας τους προφητευοντας ενυπνια ψευδη και διηγουντο αυτα και επλανησαν τον λαον μου εν τοις ψευδεσιν αυτων και εν τοις πλανοις αυτων και εγω ουκ απεστειλα αυτους και ουκ ενετειλαμην αυτοις και ωφελειαν ουκ ωφελησουσιν τον λαον τουτον
[33] και εαν ερωτησωσι σε ο λαος ουτος η ιερευς η προφητης λεγων τι το λημμα κυριου και ερεις αυτοις υμεις εστε το λημμα και ραξω υμας λεγει κυριος
[34] και ο προφητης και ο ιερευς και ο λαος οι αν ειπωσιν λημμα κυριου και εκδικησω τον ανθρωπον εκεινον και τον οικον αυτου
[35] οτι ουτως ερειτε εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου και εκαστος προς τον αδελφον αυτου τι απεκριθη κυριος και τι ελαλησεν κυριος
[36] και λημμα κυριου μη ονομαζετε ετι οτι το λημμα τω ανθρωπω εσται ο λογος αυτου
[37] και δια τι ελαλησεν κυριος ο θεος ημων
[38] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος ανθ ων ειπατε τον λογον τουτον λημμα κυριου και απεστειλα προς υμας λεγων ουκ ερειτε λημμα κυριου
[39] δια τουτο ιδου εγω λαμβανω και ρασσω υμας και την πολιν ην εδωκα υμιν και τοις πατρασιν υμων
[40] και δωσω εφ υμας ονειδισμον αιωνιον και ατιμιαν αιωνιον ητις ουκ επιλησθησεται

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.