Geremia 23:27

27 pensan essi di far dimenticare il mio nome al mio popolo coi loro sogni che si raccontan l’un l’altro, come i loro padri dimenticarono il mio nome per Baal?

Geremia 23:27 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 23:27

Which think to cause my people to forget my name
The Septuagint and Arabic versions render it, "my law". The word and worship of God; from which men are drawn off by false teachers, and are in a fair way to be brought to atheism, and to forget that there is a God; for when once men are turned from the word of God to believe lies, and from the pure worship of God to a false religion, there is no knowing where things will end; and, indeed, it was the design of these false prophets, a scheme and device of theirs, in which they hoped to succeed by their dreams; which,
says the Lord, they tell every man to his neighbour;
privately from house to house, as well as publicly, to take off the people from all thoughts of God and his worship: as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal:
or, by Baal ^F11; by means of Baal's prophets in Samaria before mentioned; who seduced Israel from the pure worship of God, and made them forget him; having the name of Baal more in their minds and mouths than the name of God. The Syriac version is, "as their fathers forgot my name, and worshipped Baal"; and so the Targum,

``as their fathers forsook the worship of my name, and swore by the name of idols.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (lebb) "per Baalem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Schmidt.

Geremia 23:27 In-Context

25 Io ho udito quel che dicono i profeti che profetizzano menzogne nel mio nome, dicendo: "Ho avuto un sogno! ho avuto un sogno!"

26 Fino a quando durerà questo? Hanno essi in mente, questi profeti che profetizzan menzogne, questi profeti dell’inganno del cuor loro,

27 pensan essi di far dimenticare il mio nome al mio popolo coi loro sogni che si raccontan l’un l’altro, come i loro padri dimenticarono il mio nome per Baal?

28 Il profeta che ha avuto un sogno, racconti il sogno, e colui che ha udito la mia parola riferisca la mia parola fedelmente. Che ha da fare la paglia col frumento? dice l’Eterno.

29 La mia parola non è essa come il fuoco? dice l’Eterno; e come un martello che spezza il sasso?