Jeremiah 23:38

וְאִם ־ מַשָּׂא יְהוָה תֹּאמֵרוּ לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה יַעַן אֲמָרְכֶם אֶת ־ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה מַשָּׂא יְהוָה וָאֶשְׁלַח אֲלֵיכֶם לֵאמֹר לֹא תֹאמְרוּ מַשָּׂא יְהוָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

37כֹּה תֹאמַר אֶל ־ הַנָּבִיא מֶה ־ עָנָךְ יְהוָה וּמַה ־ דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה ׃

39לָכֵן הִנְנִי וְנָשִׁיתִי אֶתְכֶם נָשֹׁא וְנָטַשְׁתִּי אֶתְכֶם וְאֶת ־ הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָכֶם וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם מֵעַל פָּנָֽי ׃

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:13וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכָּל ־ גְּבוּלָֽם ׃

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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