Jeremiah 23:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:31 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. that...: or, that smooth t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:31 — KJV
“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. that...: or, that smooth their tongues”
— Jeremiah 23:31 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:31 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 23:31
“Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD'S house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:31: behold, prophets, saith
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:31: behold, against, saith
“And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:31: behold, against, saith
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:31: behold, against, saith
“Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. committed...: Heb. trespassed a trespass”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:31: against, saith, lord
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