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Jeremiah 23:35

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23:35So I, Jeremiah, tell you,102 “Each of you people should say to his friend or his relative, ‘How did the Lord answer? Or what did the Lord say?’103

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  1. 102 The words “So, I, Jeremiah tell you” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation for clarity to show that it is he who is addressing the people, not the Lord. See “our God” in v. 38 and “Here is what the Lord says …” which indicate the speaker is other than he.
  2. 103 This line is sometimes rendered as a description of what the people are doing (cf. ). However, repetition with some slight modification referring to the prophet in v. 37 followed by the same kind of prohibition that follows here shows that what is being contrasted is two views toward the Lord’s message, i.e., one of openness to receive what the Lord says through the prophet and one that already characterizes the Lord’s message as a burden. Allusion to the question that started the discussion in v. 33 should not be missed. The prophet alluded to is Jeremiah. He is being indirect in his reference to himself.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus shall you say, every one to his neighbor and every one to his brother, ‘What has the Lord answered?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what each of you keeps saying to your friends and other Israelites: ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what each man is to say to his friend and to his brother: ‘What has the Lord answered?’ or ‘What has the Lord spoken?’

NLTNew Living Translation

You should keep asking each other, ‘What is the Lord’s answer?’ or ‘What is the Lord saying?’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus you shall say, each one to his neighbor and each one to his brother: ‘What has Yahweh answered?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus 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?