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Jeremiah 23:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Jeremiah 23:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 23 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Jeremiah 23:16 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 23:16
Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain (מְהַבְּלִים הֵמָּה אֶתְכֶם, m'havlim hemmah etkhem)—the verb הָבַל (haval) means to make empty, futile, or worthless. False prophets manufacture illusions, they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD (חֲזוֹן לִבָּם יְדַבֵּרוּ לֹא מִפִּי יְהוָה, chazon libbam y'dabberu lo mipi YHWH). The contrast is stark: human imagination (lev, 'heart') versus divine revelation (pi YHWH, 'mouth of Yahweh').This indictment exposes the source of theological error—substituting personal preferen...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 23:16
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“The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I didn't send them”
“who say”
“deceitful workers”
“Woe to the foolish prophets”
“don't you listen to your prophets”
“or an angel from heaven”
“don't believe every spirit”
“and his covenant that he made with their fathers”
“yet they ran: I didn't speak to them”