Jeremiah 23:21

Translations

Modern

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

Traditional

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

Literal

I have not sent these prophets, and they have run; I have not spoken to them, and they have prophesied.

Latin

Non mittebam prophetas, et ipsi currebant: non loquebar ad eos, et ipsi prophetabant.

Original

Hebrew

English

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

Notes

Jeremiah 23:21–24

In this stanza, the Lord shows his strong disappointment and disgust with the false prophets.

Jeremiah 23:16–32

The Lord urged the people to ignore these prophets and listen to his word instead.

Jeremiah 23:9–32

These short poems and interjections seem to be parts of a session where the Lord prepared Jeremiah to confront the false prophets of Jerusalem. These leaders misused the Lord's name, which made him angry (Exodus 20:7).

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Jeremiah 27:15
For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
Jeremiah 23:32
“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 29:31
“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
Jeremiah 28:15
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 29:9
For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”
Acts 13:4
So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
John 20:21
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Mediate, Mediator Prophecy Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt False Prophets: Not Sent or Commissioned by God

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