Jeremías 23:11

11 Porque tanto el profeta como el sacerdote están corrompidos; aun en mi casa he hallado su maldaddeclara el SEÑOR.

Jeremías 23:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 23:11

For both prophet and priest are profane
Being guilty of the afore mentioned sins. The Targum is,

``the scribe and the priest;''

and such were the scribes and priests in the time of our Lord; they played "the hypocrite" ^F17, as some render the word here; and are often charged with the sin of hypocrisy, and called hypocrites, ( Matthew 22:18 ) ( Matthew 23:13-15 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 23:25 Matthew 23:27 Matthew 23:29 ) ; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord;
where they officiated in holy things, or should have done so; where the one should have instructed the people, and the other offered sacrifices for them, according to the will of God; there they committed wickedness, which was an aggravation of their sin, as was the case of Eli's sons, ( 1 Samuel 2:22-24 ) ; perhaps the same sin was committed by these men; or idolatry may be meant; setting up images, and building altars for them in the house of God; see ( Jeremiah 7:30 ) ; or carrying on traffic and merchandise, whereby the temple was made a house of merchandise, as it was in the times of Christ, ( John 2:14-16 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (wpnx) "hypocritae fuerunt", Vatablus, Montanus; "hypocritas agunt", Piscator; "hypocrisin exercent", Schmidt, Cocceius.

Jeremías 23:11 In-Context

9 En cuanto a los profetas: quebrantado está mi corazón dentro de mí, tiemblan todos mis huesos; estoy como un ebrio, como un hombre a quien domina el vino, por causa del SEÑOR y por causa de sus santas palabras.

10 Porque la tierra está llena de adúlteros; porque a causa de la maldición se ha enlutado la tierra, se han secado los pastos del desierto. Pues es mala la carrera de ellos y su poderío no es recto.

11 Porque tanto el profeta como el sacerdote están corrompidos; aun en mi casa he hallado su maldaddeclara el SEÑOR.

12 Por tanto, su camino será para ellos como resbaladeros; a las tinieblas serán empujados y caerán en ellas; porque traeré sobre ellos calamidad el año de su castigodeclara el SEÑOR.

13 Además, entre los profetas de Samaria he visto algo ofensivo: profetizaban en nombre de Baal y extraviaban a mi pueblo Israel.