Assuredly, thus said the ETERNAL, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who should tend My people: It is you who let My flock scatter and go astray. You gave no thought to them, but I am going to give thought to you, for your wicked acts—declares GOD.
And I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they shall be fertile and increase.
See, a time is coming—declares GOD—when I will raise up a true branch of David’s line. He shall reign as king and shall prosper, and he shall do what is just and right in the land.
In his days Judah shall be delivered and Israel shall dwell secure. And this is the name by which he shall be called: “GOD is our Vindicator.”aGOD is our Vindicator Heb. Yhwh ṣidqenu. Presumably a play on the name of King Zedekiah.
but rather, “As GOD lives, who brought out and led the offspring of the House of Israel from the northland and from all the lands to which I have banished them.” And they shall dwell upon their own soil.
Concerning the prophets.My heart is crushed within me,All my bones are trembling;btrembling Meaning of Heb. uncertain. I have become like someone drunk,Like one overcome by wine—Because of GOD and because of God’s holy word.
For the land is full of adulterers,The land mourns because of a curse;ca curse A few Heb. mss. and Septuagint read “these.” The pastures of the wilderness are dried up.For they run to do evil,They strain to do wrong.dFor they run to do evil, / They strain to do wrong Lit. “Their running is wickedness, / Their straining is iniquity.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
מנאפים
221
מלאה
76
הארץ
296
כימפני
210
אלה
36
אבלה
38
הארץ
296
יבשו
318
נאות
457
מדבר
246
ותהי
421
מרוצתם
776
רעה
275
וגבורתם
657
לאכן
101
Jeremiah 23:11
Gematria: 2233
כיגםנביאגםכהןחנפוגםבביתימצאתירעתםנאםיהוה
For both prophet and priest are godless;Even in My House I find their wickedness—declares GOD.
Assuredly,Their path shall becomeLike slippery ground;They shall be thrust into darknessAnd there they shall fall;For I will bring disaster upon them,The year of their doom—declares GOD.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
יהיה
30
דרכם
264
להם
75
כחלקלקות
694
באפלה
118
ידחו
28
ונפלו
172
בה
7
כיאביא
44
עליהם
155
רעה
275
שנת
750
פקדתם
624
נאםיהוה
117
Jeremiah 23:13
Gematria: 3936
ובנביאישמרוןראיתיתפלההנבאובבעלויתעואתעמיאתישראל
In the prophets of SamariaI saw a repulsive thing:They prophesied by BaalAnd led My people Israel astray.
But what I see in the prophets of JerusalemIs something horrifying:Adultery and false dealing.They encourage evildoers,So that no one turns back from their own wickedness.To Me they are all like Sodom,And [all] its inhabitants like Gomorrah.
Assuredly, thus said GOD of Hosts concerning the prophets:I am going to make them eat wormwoodAnd drink a bitter draft;For from the prophets of JerusalemGodlessness has gone forth to the whole land.
Thus said GOD of Hosts:Do not listen to the words of the prophetsWho prophesy to you.They are deluding you,The prophecies they speak are from their own minds,Not from the mouth of GOD.
They declare to those who despise Me: GOD has said:“All shall be well with you”;And to all who follow their willful hearts they say:“No evil shall befall you.”
But he who has stood in GOD’s council,And seen, and heard God’s word—He who has listened to that word must obey.eobey Change of vocalization yields “announce it”; cf. vv. 22, 28.
Word-by-Word Analysis
כי
30
מי
50
עמד
114
בסוד
72
יהוה
26
וירא
217
וישמע
426
אתדברו
613
מיהקשיב
467
דברי
216
דברו
212
וישמעס
486
Jeremiah 23:19
Gematria: 3100
הנהסערתיהוהחמהיצאהוסערמתחוללעלראשרשעיםיחול
Lo, GOD’s storm goes forth in fury,A whirling storm,It shall whirl down upon the heads of the wicked.
The anger of GOD shall not turn backTill it has fulfilled and completed God’s purposes.fLo, GOD’s storm … completed God’s purposes The word of God that Jeremiah referred to in v. 18. In the days to comeYou shall clearly perceive it.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לא
31
ישוב
318
אףיהוה
107
עדעשתו
850
ועדהקימו
241
מזמות
493
לבו
38
באחרית
621
הימים
105
תתבוננו
914
בה
7
בינה
67
Jeremiah 23:21
Gematria: 2478
לאשלחתיאתהנבאיםוהםרצולאדברתיאליהםוהםנבאו
I did not send those prophets,But they rushed in;I did not speak to them,Yet they prophesied.
If somebody enters a hiding place,Do I not see them?—says GOD.For I fill both heaven and earth—declares GOD.
Word-by-Word Analysis
אםיסתר
711
איש
311
במסתרים
752
ואני
67
לאאראנו
289
נאםיהוה
117
הלוא
42
אתהשמים
796
ואתהארץ
703
אני
61
מלא
71
נאםיהוה
117
Jeremiah 23:25
Gematria: 4384
שמעתיאתאשראמרוהנבאיםהנבאיםבשמישקרלאמרחלמתיחלמתי
I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy falsely in My name: “I had a dream, I had a dream.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
שמעתי
820
את
401
אשראמרו
748
הנבאים
108
הנבאים
108
בשמי
352
שקר
600
לאמר
271
חלמתי
488
חלמתי
488
Jeremiah 23:26
Gematria: 2840
עדמתיהישבלבהנבאיםנבאיהשקרונביאיתרמתלבם
How long will there begHow long will there be Meaning of Heb. uncertain. in the minds of the prophets who prophesy falsehood—the prophets of their own deceitful minds—
Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream; and let the one who has received My word report My word faithfully! How can straw be compared to grain?—says GOD.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הנביא
68
אשראתו
908
חלום
84
יספר
350
חלום
84
ואשר
507
דברי
216
אתו
407
ידבר
216
דברי
216
אמת
441
מהלתבן
527
אתהבר
608
נאםיהוה
117
Jeremiah 23:29
Gematria: 1636
הלואכהדבריכאשנאםיהוהוכפטישיפצץסלעס
Behold, My word is like fire—declares GOD—and like a hammer that shatters rock!
Word-by-Word Analysis
הלוא
42
כה
25
דברי
216
כאש
321
נאםיהוה
117
וכפטיש
425
יפצץ
270
סלעס
220
Jeremiah 23:30
Gematria: 1894
לכןהנניעלהנבאיםנאםיהוהמגנבידבריאישמאתרעהו
Assuredly, I am going to deal with the prophets—declares GOD—who steal My words from one another.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
הנני
115
עלהנבאים
208
נאםיהוה
117
מגנבי
105
דברי
216
איש
311
מאת
441
רעהו
281
Jeremiah 23:31
Gematria: 1263
הנניעלהנביאםנאםיהוההלקחיםלשונםוינאמונאם
I am going to deal with the prophets—declares GOD—who waghwag Meaning of Heb. uncertain. their tongues and make oracular utterances.
I am going to deal with those who prophesy lying dreams—declares GOD—who relate them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies, when I did not send them or command them. They do this people no good—declares GOD.
And when this people—or a prophet or a priest—asks you, “What is the burdeniburden I.e., pronouncement; cf. Isa. 13.1; 15.1, etc., where the word rendered “pronouncement” can also mean “burden.” of GOD?” you shall answer them, “What is the burden?jWhat is the burden Septuagint and other versions read “You are the burden!” I will cast you off”—declares GOD.
But do not mention “the burden of GOD” anymore. Does anyone regard their own word as a “burden,”kDoes anyone regard their own word as a “burden” Meaning of Heb. uncertain. that you pervert the words of the living God, GOD of Hosts, our God?
Word-by-Word Analysis
ומשא
347
יהוה
26
לא
31
תזכרועוד
713
כי
30
המשא
346
יהיה
30
לאיש
341
דברו
212
והפכתם
551
אתדברי
617
אלהים
86
חיים
68
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
אלהינו
102
Jeremiah 23:37
Gematria: 1259
כהתאמראלהנביאמהענךיהוהומהדבריהוה
Thus you shall speak to the prophet: “What did GOD answer you?” or “What did GOD speak?”
But if you say “the burden of GOD”—assuredly, thus said GOD: Because you said this thing, “the burden of GOD,” whereas I sent word to you not to say “the burden of GOD,”
I will utterly forget youlforget you Some Heb. mss., Septuagint, and other versions read “lift you up,” a word from the same root as “burden.” and I will cast you away from My presence, together with the city that I gave to you and your ancestors.
Word-by-Word Analysis
לכן
100
הנני
115
ונשיתי
776
אתכם
461
נשא
351
ונטשתי
775
אתכם
461
ואתהעיר
692
אשר
501
נתתי
860
לכם
90
ולאבותיכם
515
מעל
140
פני
140
Jeremiah 23:40
Gematria: 3858
ונתתיעליכםחרפתעולםוכלמותעולםאשרלאתשכחפ
And I will lay upon you a disgrace for all time, shame for all time, which shall never be forgotten.