Jeremiah 23:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:25 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:25 — KJV
“I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.”
— Jeremiah 23:25 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:25 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 23:25
“Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:25: prophets, prophesy, lies
“And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. hear: or, answer answered: or, heard leaped...: or, leaped up and down at the altar”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:25: heard, name, saying
“And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:25: prophets, lies, saying
“But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:25: prophets, prophesy, saying
“And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:25: prophesy, lies, name
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