Jeremiah 23:39

now I'm going to pick you up like a burden and throw you away, you and the city that I gave to you and your forefathers.

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

38If they say, “This is the burden of the Lord,” then this is the Lord's response: Because you said, “This is the burden of the Lord,” and I warned you not to,

40I will disgrace you forever, your shame will never be forgotten.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:28then I will take action against you in a rage of fury, and I will punish you myself seven times over for your sins.

2 Kings 23:27So the Lord announced, “I'm also going to banish Judah from my presence, just as I banished Israel. I will abandon this city that I have chosen, Jerusalem, and the Temple regarding which I said, My name will be there.”

Proverbs 13:13If you despise words of advice, you'll pay for it; but if you respect what you're told, you'll be rewarded.

Isaiah 51:12It's me, yes, I am the one who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortals who die just like grass?

Jeremiah 23:33So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you, declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:31This city has been such a source of anger and frustration from the time it was built right up till now. So I'm going to get rid of it,

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:34-40

Profaneness of the People; Reproofs and Threatenings. ( b. c. 600.) 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?… Read the whole commentary →

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