Jeremiah 23:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:21 — KJV
“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.”
— Jeremiah 23:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:21 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 23:21
“These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:21: sent, these, yet
“And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:21: sent, prophets, prophesied
“And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. void...: Heb. floor”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:21: prophets, ran, prophesied
“Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:21: these, prophets, spoken
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:21: sent, prophets, yet
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