Jeremiah 23:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:26 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their ow..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:26 — KJV
“How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;”
— Jeremiah 23:26 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:26 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 23:26
“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 23:26: heart, prophets, prophesy
“Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:26: long, heart, yea
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; that prophesy out...: Heb. that are prophets out of their own hearts”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:26: heart, prophets, prophesy
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:26: heart, prophets, prophesy
“How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:26: how, long, own
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