28Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the Lord .


In Context

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

26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?

27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their fathers forgot my name through Baal worship.

28 Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the Lord .

29 "Is not my word like fire," declares the Lord , "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

30 "Therefore," declares the Lord , "I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me.

Jeremiah 23:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What [is] the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream: and he that hath my word, let him speak my word with truth: what hath the chaff to do with the wheat, saith the Lord?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell the dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? saith the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? says Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet with whom is a dream, Let him recount the dream, And he with whom is My word, Let him truly speak My word. What — to the straw with the corn? An affirmation of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:28The prophet that has a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? said the LORD.