Jeremiah 23:21–22
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23:21I did not send those prophets.
Yet they were in a hurry to give their message.67
I did not tell them anything.
Yet they prophesied anyway.
23:22But if they had stood in my inner circle,68
they would have proclaimed my message to my people.
They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways
and stop doing the evil things they are doing.
Footnotes
- 67 Heb “Yet they ran.” The image is that of a messenger bearing news from the king. See 2 Sam 18:19–24; Jer 51:31; Isa 40:9; 52:7; Hab 2:2 (the tablet/scroll bore the message the runner was to read to the intended recipients of his message). Their message has been given in v. 17 (see notes there for cross references).
- 68 Or “had been my confidant.” See the note on v. .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“I did not send the prophets,
yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
But if they had stood in my council,
then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and from the evil of their deeds.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
I did not send these prophets,
yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
yet they have prophesied.
But if they had stood in my council,
they would have proclaimed my words to my people
and would have turned them from their evil ways
and from their evil deeds.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I did not send out these prophets,
yet they ran.
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
If they had really stood in my council,
they would have enabled my people to hear my words
and would have turned them from their evil ways
and their evil deeds.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
“I have not sent these prophets,
yet they run around claiming to speak for me.
I have given them no message,
yet they go on prophesying.
If they had stood before me and listened to me,
they would have spoken my words,
and they would have turned my people
from their evil ways and deeds.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
I have not sent the prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
But if they had stood in my council,
then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
and they would have caused them to turn from their evil way,
and from the evil of their deeds.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But 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.
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