Jeremiah 23:17
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They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
In other translations
They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
Hebrew words
אֹמְרִים'omerim[they are] sayingH559אָמוֹר'amorcontinually <to say>H559לִמְנַאֲצַיlimna'atzaito [those who] despise meH5006דִּבֶּרdiberhe saysH1696יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068שָׁלוֹםshalompeaceH7965יִהְיֶהyihyehit will belongH1961לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youוְכֹלvekholand everyH3605הֹלֵךְholekh[one who] walksH1980בִּשְׁרִרוּתbishrirutin [the] stubbornness ofH8307לִבּוֹliboown heart hisH3820אָמְרוּ'ameruthey have saidH559לֹא־lo'-notH3808תָבוֹאtavo'it will comeH935עֲלֵיכֶם'aleikhemon youH5921רָעָה׃ra'ahcalamityH7451
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- Micah 3:11The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
- Jeremiah 13:10This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.
- Amos 9:10All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.All the sinners among My people will die by the sword— all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”
- Deuteronomy 29:19And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
- Jeremiah 5:12They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.
- Jeremiah 9:14But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”
- Micah 3:5Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
- Jeremiah 8:11For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.At that time Jerusalem will be called The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
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