Jeremiah 23:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus 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.”
Jeremiah 23:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 23:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 23:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh of Armies says, “Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They teach you vanity. They speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Yahweh.”
Jeremiah 23:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 23:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 23:16 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 23:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus 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 23:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 23:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they lead you to vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, not out of the mouth of Jehovah. ”
Jeremiah 23:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 23:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayth ye Lord of hosts, Heare not the wordes of the prophets that prophecie vnto you, and teach you vanitie: they speake the vision of their owne heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.”
Jeremiah 23:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 23:16 in Context — Jeremiah 23
14 I 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.
15 Therefore 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.
16 Thus 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.
17 They 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.
18 For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
What Does Jeremiah 23:16 Mean?
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