23"Am I only a God nearby," declares the Lord , "and not a God far away?


In Context

20 The anger of the Lord will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.

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

22 But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.

23 "Am I only a God nearby," declares the Lord , "and not a God far away?

24 Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?" declares the Lord . "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord .

25 "I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!'

Jeremiah 23:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:23[Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:23Am I, think ye, a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:23Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:23Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:23Am I a God at hand, says Yahweh, and not a God afar off?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:23A God near am I — an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:23Am I a God at hand, said the LORD, and not a God afar off?