Jeremiah 23:38

But, since ye keep on saying, The Oracle of Yahweh, therefore, Thus saith Yahweh, Because ye have said this word, The oracle of Yahweh, whereas I had sent unto you saying, Ye shall not say, The oracle of Yahweh

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

37Thus, shalt thou say unto the prophet,—What hath Yahweh, answered thee? or What hath Yahweh, spoken?

39therefore, behold me! I will lift you up,—and carry you away, and the city which I gave to you and to your fathers from before my face;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:13And, the priests and Levites that were in all Israel, took their stand with him, out of all their boundaries.

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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