Jeremiah 23:35

Thus, shall ye say—every man unto his neighbour and every man unto his brother,—What hath Yahweh, answered? or, What hath Yahweh, spoken?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

34But the prophet, or the priest or the people who shall say—the oracle of Yahweh, I will bring punishment upon that man and upon his house.

36but the oracle of Yahweh, shall ye not mention, any more,—for, every man’s oracle, shall be his own word, because ye have perverted the words of a Living God, Yahweh of hosts our God.

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Cross References

Psalms 85:9Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.

Jeremiah 33:3Call unto me that I may answer thee,—and tell thee things great and inaccessible, which thou hast not known.

Hebrews 8:11And in nowise shall they teach—every one his fellow-citizen, and every one his brother, saying,—Get to know the Lord! Because, all, shall know me, from the least unto the greatest of them;

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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