Jeremías 23:16

16 Así dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso:«No hagan caso de lo que dicen los profetas,pues alientan en ustedes falsas esperanzas;cuentan visiones que se han imaginadoy que no proceden de la boca del SEÑOR.

Jeremías 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.''

Jeremías 23:16 In-Context

14 Y entre los profetas de Jerusalénhe observado cosas terribles:cometen adulterio, y viven en la mentira;fortalecen las manos de los malhechores,ninguno se convierte de su maldad.Todos ellos son para mí como Sodoma;los habitantes de Jerusalén son como Gomorra».

15 Por tanto, así dice el SEÑORTodopoderoso contra los profetas:«Haré que coman alimentos amargosy que beban agua envenenada,porque los profetas de Jerusalénhan llenado de corrupción todo el país».

16 Así dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso:«No hagan caso de lo que dicen los profetas,pues alientan en ustedes falsas esperanzas;cuentan visiones que se han imaginadoy que no proceden de la boca del SEÑOR.

17 A los que me desprecian les aseguranque yo digo que gozarán de bienestar;a los que obedecen los dictados de su terco corazónles dicen que no les sobrevendrá ningún mal.

18 ¿Quién de ellos ha estado en el consejo del SEÑOR?¿Quién ha recibido o escuchado su palabra?¿Quién ha atendido y escuchado su palabra?