21I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.


In Context

18 For who hath stood in the council of Jehovah, so that he hath perceived and heard his word? who hath hearkened to his word and listened?

19 Behold, a tempest of Jehovah, fury is gone forth, yea, a whirling storm: it shall whirl down upon the head of the wicked.

20 The anger of Jehovah shall not return, until he have executed, and until he have performed the purposes of his heart: at the end of the days ye shall understand it clearly.

21 I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in my council, and had caused my people to hear my words, then would they have turned them from their evil way and from the wickedness of their doings.

23 Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?

Jeremiah 23:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I did not send prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I didn't speak to them, yet they prophesied.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.