31Yes," declares the Lord , "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The Lord declares.'


In Context

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.

31 Yes," declares the Lord , "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The Lord declares.'

32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," declares the Lord . "They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least," declares the Lord .

33 "When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, 'What is the oracle of the Lord ?' say to them, 'What oracle? I will forsake you, declares the Lord .'

Jeremiah 23:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold I am against the prophets, saith the Lord: who use their tongues, and say: The Lord saith it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He hath said.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:31Lo, I am against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are making smooth their tongue, And they affirm — an affirmation.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Behold, I am against the prophets, said the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He said.