Jeremiah 23:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But 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;”
Jeremiah 23:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 23:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 23:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Although 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,””
Jeremiah 23:38 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 23:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But if ye say, The burden of Jehovah; therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The burden of Jehovah, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Jehovah; ”
Jeremiah 23:38 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 23:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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 23:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 23:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But since ye say, The burden of Jehovah, therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The burden of Jehovah, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Jehovah; ”
Jeremiah 23:38 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 23:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if you say, The burden of the Lord, Then thus saith the Lord, Because yee say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I haue sent vnto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord,”
Jeremiah 23:38 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 23:38 in Context — Jeremiah 23
36 And 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.
37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
38 But 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;
39 Therefore, 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:
40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
What Does Jeremiah 23:38 Mean?
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