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Jeremia 23:16

Listen to Jeremia 23:16
16 So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Höret nicht auf die Worte der Propheten, die euch weissagen; sie tÀuschen euch, sie reden das Gesicht ihres Herzens und nicht aus dem Munde Jehovas.

Jeremia 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 23:16

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, hearken not unto the words of
the prophets that prophesy unto you
Do not hear them; stop your ears at what they say; give no credit to them. The Targum is,

``do not receive the words of the false prophets that prophesy unto you:''
they make you vain;
they filled their heads with vain and empty things, and their hearts with vain hopes, which deceived them; so the Targum,
``they deceive you;''
they taught them vain things, and made them vain and sinful in their lives and conversations; and therefore were not to be hearkened to: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of
the Lord;
what they imagined they saw was a device of their own hearts, and what was agreeable to them, which must be bad enough; a produce of their own brains; an invention of their own; mere doctrines of men, and not such as come from the mouth of God, are his revealed will, and according to his word; and therefore not to be hearkened to; for nothing is to be heard and received, in matters of religion, but what is according to the revelation of God's will in his word; see ( Isaiah 8:20 ) . The Targum is,
``they speak to you the wickedness of their hearts, and not by the word of the Lord.''
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Jeremia 23:16 In-Context

14 Aber an den Propheten Jerusalems habe ich Schauderhaftes gesehen: Ehebrechen und in der LĂŒge Wandeln, und sie stĂ€rken die HĂ€nde der ÜbeltĂ€ter, auf daß sie nicht umkehren, ein jeder von seiner Bosheit; sie sind mir allesamt wie Sodom geworden, und seine Bewohner wie Gomorra
15 Darum spricht Jehova der Heerscharen ĂŒber die Propheten also: Siehe, ich will sie mit Wermut speisen und sie mit bitterem Wasser trĂ€nken; denn von den Propheten Jerusalems ist Ruchlosigkeit ausgegangen ĂŒber das ganze Land.
16 So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Höret nicht auf die Worte der Propheten, die euch weissagen; sie tÀuschen euch, sie reden das Gesicht ihres Herzens und nicht aus dem Munde Jehovas.
17 Sie sagen stets zu denen, die mich verachten: "Jehova hat geredet: Ihr werdet Frieden haben"; und zu jedem, der in dem Starrsinn seines Herzens wandelt, sprechen sie: "Es wird kein UnglĂŒck ĂŒber euch kommen".
18 Denn wer hat im Rate Jehovas gestanden, daß er sein Wort gesehen und gehört hĂ€tte? Wer hat auf mein Wort gemerkt und gehört?
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