Jeremiah 23:36
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And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
In other translations
And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.But refer no more to the burden of the LORD, for each man’s word becomes the burden, so that you pervert the words of the living God, the LORD of Hosts, our God.
Hebrew words
וּמַשָּׂאumasa'and [the] burden ofH4853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֹאlo'notH3808תִזְכְּרוּ־tizkeru-you will rememberH2142עוֹדodagainH5750כִּיkiforH3588הַמַּשָּׂאhamasa'the burdenH4853יִהְיֶהyihyehit isH1961לְאִישׁle'ishfor a personH376דְּבָרוֹdevaroown word hisH1697וַהֲפַכְתֶּםvahafakhtemand you changeH2015אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430חַיִּיםchaiyimlivingH2416יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹתtzeva'otof hostsH6635אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃'eloheinuGod ourH430
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Isaiah 3:8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
- 2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
- 2 Kings 19:4It may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rab–shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
- Psalm 120:3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
- Psalm 64:8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
- Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
- Jude 1:15-1615 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.15 to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.” 16 These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
- 2 Peter 2:17-1817 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.17 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
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