Jeremiah 23 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 23:1
KJVWoe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
WEB“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.
YLTWo to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:2
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.
WEBTherefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says Yahweh.
YLTTherefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:3
KJVAnd I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.
WEB“I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they will be fruitful and multiply.
YLTAnd I do gather the remnant of My flock Out of all the lands whither I drove them, And have brought them back unto their fold, And they have been fruitful, and multiplied.
Jeremiah 23:4
KJVAnd I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.
WEBI will set up shepherds over them, who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, neither will any be lacking,” says Yahweh.
YLTAnd I have raised for them shepherds, And they have fed them, And they fear no more, nor are affrighted, Nor are they lacking -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:5
KJVBehold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
WEB“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,
YLTLo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Jeremiah 23:6
KJVIn his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord Our Righteousness.
WEBIn his days Judah will be saved,
YLTIn his days is Judah saved, and Israel dwelleth confidently, And this his name that Jehovah proclaimeth him, `Our Righteousness.'
Jeremiah 23:7
KJVTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that they shall no more say, The Lord liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;
WEB“Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that they will no more say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;’
YLTTherefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they do not say any more, Jehovah liveth who brought up The sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,
Jeremiah 23:8
KJVBut, The Lord liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land.
WEBbut, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.”
YLTBut -- Jehovah liveth, who brought up, And who brought in, the seed of the house of Israel, From the land of the north, And from all the lands whither I drove them, And they have dwelt on their own ground!
Jeremiah 23:9
KJVMine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the Lord, and because of the words of his holiness.
WEBConcerning the prophets:
YLTIn reference to the prophets: Broken hath been my heart in my midst, Fluttered have all my bones, I have been as a man -- a drunkard, And as a man -- wine hath passed over him, Because of Jehovah, and of His holy words.
Jeremiah 23:10
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Jeremiah 23:11
KJVFor both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.
WEBfor both prophet and priest are profane.
YLTFor both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:12
KJVWherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.
WEBTherefore their way will be to them as slippery places in the darkness.
YLTTherefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:13
KJVAnd I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
WEB“I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria.
YLTAnd in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people -- Israel -- to err.
Jeremiah 23:14
KJVI have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness; they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
WEBIn the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing:
YLTAnd in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me -- all of them -- as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 23:15
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
WEBTherefore Yahweh of Armies says concerning the prophets:
YLTTherefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, concerning the prophets: Lo, I am causing them to eat wormwood, And have caused them to drink water of gall, For, from prophets of Jerusalem Hath profanity gone forth to all the land.
Jeremiah 23:16
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
WEBYahweh of Armies says,
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Ye do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:17
KJVThey say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
WEBThey say continually to those who despise me,
YLTSaying diligently to those despising The word of Jehovah: Peace is for you, And [to] every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said: Evil doth not come in unto you.
Jeremiah 23:18
KJVFor who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
WEBFor who has stood in the council of Yahweh,
YLTFor who hath stood in the counsel of Jehovah, And seeth and heareth His word? Who hath regarded My word, and hearkeneth?
Jeremiah 23:19
KJVBehold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
WEBBehold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out.
YLTLo, a whirlwind of Jehovah -- Fury hath gone out, even a piercing whirlwind, On the head of the wicked it stayeth.
Jeremiah 23:20
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Jeremiah 23:21
KJVI have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
WEBI didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran.
YLTI have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.
Jeremiah 23:22
KJVBut if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
WEBBut if they had stood in my council,
YLTBut -- if they stood in My counsel, Then they cause My people to hear My words, And they turn them back from their evil way, And from the evil of their doings.
Jeremiah 23:23
KJVAm I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
WEB“Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh,
YLTA God near [am] I -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?
Jeremiah 23:24
KJVCan any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
WEBCan anyone hide himself in secret places
YLTIs any one hidden in secret places, And I see him not? an affirmation of Jehovah, Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:25
KJVI have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
WEB“I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
YLTI have heard that which the prophets said, Who prophesy in My name falsehood, saying, `I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'
Jeremiah 23:26
KJVHow long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
WEBHow long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
YLTTill when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,
Jeremiah 23:27
KJVWhich think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
WEBThey intend to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they each tell his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name because of Baal.
YLTWho are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
Jeremiah 23:28
KJVThe prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
WEBThe prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat?” says Yahweh.
YLTThe prophet with whom [is] a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom [is] My word, Let him truly speak My word. What -- to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:29
KJVIs not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
WEB“Isn’t my word like fire?” says Yahweh; “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
YLTIs it not thus? My word [is] as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer -- it breaketh in pieces a rock.
Jeremiah 23:30
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Jeremiah 23:31
KJVBehold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
WEBBehold, I am against the prophets,” says Yahweh, “who use their tongues, and say, ‘He says.’
YLTLo, I [am] against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm -- an affirmation.
Jeremiah 23:32
KJVBehold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.
WEBBehold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams,” says Yahweh, “who tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting; yet I didn’t send them or command them. They don’t profit this people at all,” says Yahweh.
YLTLo, I [am] against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I -- I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:33
KJVAnd 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.
WEB“When this people, or the prophet, or a priest, asks you, saying, ‘What is the message from Yahweh?’ Then you shall tell them, ‘“What message? I will cast you off,” says Yahweh.’
YLTAnd when this people, or the prophet, Or a priest, doth ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye [are] the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:34
KJVAnd 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.
WEBAs for the prophet, the priest, and the people, who say, ‘The message from Yahweh,’ I will even punish that man and his household.
YLTAnd the prophet, and the priest, and the people, That saith, The burden of Jehovah, I have seen after that man, and after his house.
Jeremiah 23:35
KJVThus 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?
WEBYou will say everyone to his neighbor, and everyone to his brother, ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh said?’
YLTThus do ye say each unto his neighbour, And each unto his brother: What hath Jehovah answered? And what hath Jehovah spoken?
Jeremiah 23:36
KJVAnd the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.
WEBYou will mention the message from Yahweh no more: for every man’s own word has become his message; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of Yahweh of Armies, our God.
YLTAnd the burden of Jehovah ye do not mention any more, For the burden to each is -- His word, And ye have overturned the words of the living God, Jehovah of Hosts, our God.
Jeremiah 23:37
KJVThus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
WEBYou will say to the prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ and, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’
YLTThus dost thou say unto the prophet What hath Jehovah answered thee? And what hath Jehovah spoken?
Jeremiah 23:38
KJVBut 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;
WEBAlthough you say, ‘The message from Yahweh;’ therefore Yahweh says: ‘Because you say this word, “The message from Yahweh,” and I have sent to you, telling you not to say, “The message from Yahweh;”
YLTAnd if the burden of Jehovah ye say, Therefore thus said Jehovah: Because of your saying this word, The burden of Jehovah, And I do send unto you, saying, Ye do not say, The burden of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:39
KJVTherefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
WEBtherefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave to you and to your fathers, away from my presence.
YLTTherefore, lo, I -- I have taken you utterly away, And I have sent you out, And the city that I gave to you, And to your fathers, from before My face,
Jeremiah 23:40
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