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


In Context

28 The 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.

29 Is it not thus? My word is as a fire, An affirmation of Jehovah. And as a hammer — it breaketh in pieces a rock.

30 Therefore, lo, I am against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Stealing My words each from his neighbour.

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

32 Lo, I am against the prophets of false dreams, An affirmation of Jehovah, And they recount them, and cause my people to err, By their falsehoods, and by their instability, And I — I have not sent them, Nor have I commanded them, And they are not at all profitable to this people, An affirmation of Jehovah.

33 And when this people, or the prophet, Or a priest, doth ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye are the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:31Yes," declares the Lord , "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The Lord declares.'

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 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.