Jeremiah 23:9-15

Lying Prophets

9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORDand his holy words.
10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse[a] the land lies parched and the pastures in the wilderness are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly.
11 “Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,” declares the LORD.
12 “Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished,” declares the LORD.
13 “Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
15 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets: “I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”

Cross References 21

  • 1. S Jeremiah 4:19
  • 2. S Job 4:14
  • 3. Jeremiah 20:8-9
  • 4. S Jeremiah 9:2
  • 5. Deuteronomy 28:23-24
  • 6. Psalms 107:34; S Jeremiah 9:10
  • 7. S Jeremiah 4:26; S Jeremiah 12:11; Hosea 4:2-3
  • 8. Jeremiah 6:13; S Jeremiah 8:10; Zephaniah 3:4
  • 9. S 2 Kings 21:4; S Jeremiah 7:10
  • 10. S Deuteronomy 32:35; S Job 3:23; Psalms 35:6; Jeremiah 13:16
  • 11. Jeremiah 11:23
  • 12. S 1 Kings 18:22; Jeremiah 2:8
  • 13. ver 32; S Isaiah 3:12; Ezekiel 13:10
  • 14. S Jeremiah 5:30; Hosea 6:10
  • 15. Jeremiah 29:23
  • 16. ver 22; Ezekiel 13:22
  • 17. S Isaiah 5:18
  • 18. S Genesis 18:20; Matthew 11:24
  • 19. Isaiah 1:9-10; Jeremiah 20:16; Amos 4:11
  • 20. S Jeremiah 8:14; Jeremiah 9:15
  • 21. S Jeremiah 8:10

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "because of these things"
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