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Jeremiah 23:17–18

17 They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, sYe shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the ||imagination of his own heart, tNo evil shall come upon you. 18 For uwho hath stood in the ||counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

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Jeremiah 23:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 They keep saying to those who despise me,

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’

And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts

they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

18 But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord

to see or to hear his word?

Who has listened and heard his word?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’ ”

18 For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord

to see and to hear his word,

or who has paid attention to his word and listened?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 They keep saying to those who despise my word,

‘Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!’

And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires,

they say, ‘No harm will come your way!’

18 “Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence

to hear what he is really saying?

Has even one of them cared enough to listen?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 They continually say to those who despise Me,

‘The Lord has said, “You shall have peace” ’;

And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart, they say,

‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”

18 For who has stood in the counsel of the Lord,

And has perceived and heard His word?

Who has marked His word and heard it?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 They say to those who hate me:

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’

They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please:

‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’

18 But none of these prophets has stood in the meeting of angels

to see or hear the message of the Lord.

None of them has paid close attention to his message.

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 They say continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, that he should perceive and hear his word? who hath marked my word, and heard it?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 They say constantly unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace. And they say unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his heart, No evil shall come upon you. 18 For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, so that he hath perceived and heard his word? who hath hearkened to his word and listened?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 They keep saying to those who despise me, 

“The Lord says, ‘Everything will go well for you.’ ” 

They tell all who live by their own stubborn ways, 

“Nothing bad will happen to you.” 

18 Who is in the Lord’s inner circle 

and sees and hears his word? 

Who pays attention and listens to his word? 

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ ”

18 For who has stood in the council of the Lord

to see and hear His word?

Who has paid attention to His word and obeyed?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 They keep saying to those who despise the word of the Lord, “It shall be well with you”; and to all who stubbornly follow their own stubborn hearts, they say, “No calamity shall come upon you.”

18 For who has stood in the council of the Lord

so as to see and to hear his word?

Who has given heed to his word so as to proclaim it?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 They are continually saying to those who disregard the word of Yahweh,

‘Peace it will be to you,’

and to each one who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say,

‘Calamity will not come upon you.’

18 For who has stood in the council of Yahweh,

that he has seen and heard his word?

Who has listened attentively to his word

and heard it?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 They keep speaking to those who hate me. They say,

‘The Lord says you will have peace.’

They speak to all those who do

what their stubborn hearts want them to do.

They tell them, ‘No harm will come to you.’

18 But which of them has ever stood in my courts?

Have they been there to see a vision or hear my message?

Who has listened and heard my message there?

Jeremiah 23:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “They keep saying to those who despise Me,

‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace” ’;

And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,

They say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’

18 “But who has stood in the council of the Lord,

That he should see and hear His word?

Who has given heed to His word and listened?


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