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They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse! They commit adultery and love dishonesty. They encourage those who are doing evil so that no one turns away from their sins. These prophets are as wicked as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from his evil; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.” <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a> I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: They commit adultery and walk in lies; They also strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one turns back from his wickedness. All of them are like Sodom to Me, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in deceit; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen an appalling thing: The committing of adultery and walking in lying; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his evil. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: They commit adultery and walk in lies; They encourage and strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become like Sodom to Me, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Among the prophets of Jerusalem also I saw a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, and none turns his back on evil. They are all like Sodom to me; Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Among the prophets of Jerusalem also I saw a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, and none turns his back on evil. They are all like Sodom to Me; Jerusalem&#8217s residents are like Gomorrah. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And you prophets in Jerusalem are even worse. You're unfaithful in marriage and never tell the truth. You even lead others to sin instead of helping them turn back to me. You and the people of Jerusalem are evil like Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen an horrible thing; they commit adultery, and walk in lies, and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "[Say this] about the prophets of Jerusalem: I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah." <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I have seen the prophets in Jerusalem do even worse: they commit adultery and tell lies; they help people to do wrong, so that no one stops doing what is evil. To me they are all as bad as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Among the prophets of Jerusalem I saw a horrible thing, for they commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of those who do evil, so that no one repents of his evil. All of them are like Sodom to me, and her residents like Gomorrah." <a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.? <a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a> But I see the prophets of Jerusalem doing something just as shocking. They are unfaithful to me and continually prophesy lies. So they give encouragement to people who are doing evil, with the result that they do not stop their evildoing. I consider all of them as bad as the people of Sodom, and the citizens of Jerusalem as bad as the people of Gomorrah. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that none does return from his wickedness: they are all of them become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants of it as Gomorrah. <a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a> In the prophets of Jerusalem I have also seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one returns from his wickedness. They have all become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have seen a horrible thing in prophets of Jerusalem, "" Committing adultery, and walking falsely, "" Indeed, they strengthened the hands of evildoers, "" So that they have not turned back, "" Each from his wickedness, "" All of them have been as Sodom to me, "" And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.” <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me -- all of them -- as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in the prophets of Jerusalem I saw a horrible thing, committing adultery and going in falsehood: and they strengthened the hands of those doing evil, they turned not back a man from his evil: they were to me all of them as Sodom, and those dwelling in her as Gomorrah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I have seen the likeness of adulterers, and the way of lying in the peophets of Jerusalem: and they strengthened the hand of the wicked, that no man should return from his evil doings: that are all become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gamorrha. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in the prophets of Jerusalem, I have seen the likeness of adulterers and the path of falsehood. And they have strengthened the hands of the wicked, so that each one would not convert from his malice. They have all become to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants have become like Gomorrah.” <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a> But among Jerusalem’s prophets I saw something more shocking: Adultery, walking in deception, strengthening the power of the wicked, so that no one turns from evil; To me they are all like Sodom, its inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a more shocking thing: they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from wickedness; all of them have become like Sodom to me, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem folly; they commit adultery and walk in lies; they strengthen also the hands of their friends, so that no one turns from his evil way; they are all of them to me like Sodom, and its inhabitants like Gomorrah. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in the Prophets of Jerusalem I have seen insanity. They commit adultery and they walk in falsehood and they strengthen the hands of their friends, that they shall not turn a man from his evil way, and they were all to me as Sadom, and its inhabitants as Amora<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery, and walk in lies, And they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, That none doth return from his wickedness; They are all of them become unto Me as Sodom, And the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Also in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: as they committed adultery, and walked in lies, and strengthened the hands of many, that they should not return each from his evil way: they are all become to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrha. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6771" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Lying Prophets</a> …13“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. 14<a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: ū·ḇin·ḇi·’ê (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">And among the prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/8186.htm" title="8186: ša·‘ă·rū·rāh (Adj-fs) -- A horror, horrible thing. Or shanariyriyah; or shaparurith; feminine from sha'ar in the sense of sa'ar; something fearful.">a horrible thing:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5003.htm" title="5003: nā·’ō·wp̄ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To commit adultery. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize.">They commit adultery</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: baš·še·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">in lies.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: wə·ḥiz·zə·qū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">They strengthen</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê (N-fdc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: mə·rê·‘îm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">of evildoers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî- (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">so that no</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turns his back</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">on wickedness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They are</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: kis·ḏōm (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">like Sodom</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to Me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/6017.htm" title="6017: ka·‘ă·mō·rāh (Prep-k:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in the Jordan Valley. From amar; a heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine.">are like Gomorrah.”</a> 15Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives, <a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Isaiah 9:15-16</a> The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. / For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. <a href="/hosea/6-10.htm">Hosea 6:10</a> In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing: Ephraim practices prostitution there, and Israel is defiled. <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Zephaniah 3:4</a> Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law. <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a> The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25-28</a> The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. / Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them. / Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain. ... <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a> These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. <a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a> having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a> For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a> But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none does return from his wickedness; they are all of them to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.in the.<a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Jeremiah 5:30,31</a> A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; … <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.<a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Ezekiel 13:2-4,16</a> Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; … an horrible thing.<a href="/jeremiah/18-13.htm">Jeremiah 18:13</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.they commit.<a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Jeremiah 29:23</a> Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.<a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14-19</a> Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: … walk.<a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Jeremiah 23:17,25,26,32</a> They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you… <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.<a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a> There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.strengthen.<a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22,23</a> Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: … Sodom.<a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a> But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.<a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20</a> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;<a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:32</a> For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-5.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-13.htm">Horrible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-19.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-21.htm">Horrible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-2.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-15.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-18.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-13.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-4.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a> 33. <a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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However, God observes a "horrible thing" among them, indicating a deep corruption and betrayal of their divine calling. This phrase highlights the gravity of their sin, as Jerusalem was the center of worship and prophecy in Israel. The prophets' failure is particularly egregious given their proximity to the temple and the heart of Jewish religious life.They commit adultery and walk in lies. Adultery here can be understood both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it refers to sexual immorality, which was rampant among the leaders. Metaphorically, it signifies spiritual unfaithfulness to God, akin to Israel's idolatry. Walking in lies suggests a lifestyle characterized by deceit and falsehood, contrasting with the truth that prophets were supposed to uphold. This behavior is condemned in other scriptures, such as <a href="/hosea/4-2.htm">Hosea 4:2</a>, where lying and adultery are linked to the nation's downfall.They strengthen the hands of evildoers, Instead of opposing sin, these prophets encourage it, making them complicit in the people's wickedness. By failing to call out sin, they enable and empower those who do evil. This phrase echoes the warning in <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> against calling evil good and good evil. The prophets' actions directly contradict their role as God's messengers, who should lead people to righteousness.so that no one turns his back on wickedness. The prophets' failure to denounce sin results in a lack of repentance among the people. Repentance, or turning away from sin, is a central theme in the prophetic message (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a>). The absence of repentance leads to moral decay and divine judgment. This phrase underscores the importance of true prophetic ministry in guiding people back to God.They are all like Sodom to Me; Sodom is synonymous with extreme wickedness and divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19</a>. By comparing the prophets to Sodom, God emphasizes the severity of their sin and the impending judgment. This comparison serves as a stark warning, as Sodom's destruction was total and irreversible. It highlights the moral and spiritual degradation of the prophets.the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” Gomorrah, like Sodom, represents utter depravity and the consequences of unrepentant sin. By likening Jerusalem's people to Gomorrah, God indicates that the entire city is steeped in sin, not just the prophets. This comparison foreshadows the coming judgment on Jerusalem, similar to the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. It serves as a call to repentance and a reminder of God's holiness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the need for repentance. 2. <a href="/topical/p/prophets_of_jerusalem.htm">Prophets of Jerusalem</a> Religious leaders in Jerusalem who were expected to guide the people in truth but were instead leading them astray. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, significant in biblical history as the center of worship and the location of the Temple. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a> Ancient cities destroyed by God due to their extreme wickedness, often symbolizing moral decay and divine judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/e/evildoers.htm">Evildoers</a> Individuals who engage in sinful behavior, encouraged by the false prophets' teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_prophets.htm">The Danger of False Prophets</a> False prophets lead people away from God by promoting lies and sinful behavior. It's crucial to discern truth from falsehood in spiritual teachings. <a href="/topical/m/moral_corruption_and_its_consequences.htm">Moral Corruption and Its Consequences</a> Just as Sodom and Gomorrah faced destruction due to their wickedness, unrepentant sin leads to judgment. We must strive for righteousness and repentance. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">The Role of Spiritual Leaders</a> Spiritual leaders have a responsibility to guide their followers in truth and righteousness. Their failure can lead to widespread moral decay. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> Turning away from wickedness is essential for spiritual renewal. Encouraging repentance should be a key focus in our communities. <a href="/topical/s/strengthening_the_righteous.htm">Strengthening the Righteous</a> Unlike the false prophets, we should support and encourage those who pursue righteousness, helping them to stand firm in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 23</a> <a href="/q/why_compare_judah_to_destroyed_sodom.htm">In Isaiah 1:9–10, why compare Judah’s corruption to Sodom and Gomorrah if those cities were already destroyed centuries earlier and have uncertain archaeological evidence? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_11_8-9_align_with_god's_judgments.htm">How does Hosea 11:8-9's portrayal of divine compassion align with Old Testament passages describing God's severe judgments?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_john_4_8_say_'god_is_love'.htm">How can 1 John 4:8 say 'God is love' when the Old Testament shows actions that don't seem loving?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_characteristics_of_god.htm">What are the characteristics of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) They commit adultery, and walk in lies . . .--The union of the claim to prophesy in the name of Jehovah with these flagrant breaches of His law was more hateful in the prophet's eyes even than the open recognition of Baal. In the terrible language of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm" title="Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.">Isaiah 1:10</a>), prophets and people had become like the dwellers in the cities of the plain. Here, also, the language of Deuteronomy (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm" title="And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:">Deuteronomy 29:23</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-32.htm" title="For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:">Deuteronomy 32:32</a>) probably influenced that of the prophet.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - I have seen also, etc.; rather, But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen. Horrible; as in <a href="/jeremiah/5-30.htm">Jeremiah 5:30</a>. They commit adultery, etc.; literally, the committing adultery and the walking in lies - a much more forcible way of putting it. They are all of them; rather, They have become all of them; vie. either the prophets or the people in general. The inhabitants thereof; viz. of Jerusalem. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And among the prophets וּבִנְבִאֵ֨י (ū·ḇin·ḇi·’ê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel I have seen רָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see a horrible thing: שַׁעֲרוּרָ֗ה (ša·‘ă·rū·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8186.htm">Strong's 8186: </a> A horror, horrible thing They commit adultery נָא֞וֹף (nā·’ō·wp̄) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5003.htm">Strong's 5003: </a> To commit adultery, to apostatize and walk וְהָלֹ֤ךְ (wə·hā·lōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in lies. בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙ (baš·še·qer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> Deception, disappointment, falsehood They strengthen וְחִזְּקוּ֙ (wə·ḥiz·zə·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the hands יְדֵ֣י (yə·ḏê) Noun - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of evildoers, מְרֵעִ֔ים (mə·rê·‘îm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad so that no לְבִ֨לְתִּי־ (lə·ḇil·tî-) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until one אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person turns his back שָׁ֔בוּ (šā·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again on wickedness. מֵרָֽעָת֑וֹ (mê·rā·‘ā·ṯōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil They are הָֽיוּ־ (hā·yū-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be all כֻלָּם֙ (ḵul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every like Sodom to Me; כִּסְדֹ֔ם (kis·ḏōm) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea the people of Jerusalem וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ (wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry are like Gomorrah.? כַּעֲמֹרָֽה׃ (ka·‘ă·mō·rāh) Preposition-k | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6017.htm">Strong's 6017: </a> Gomorrah -- a city in the Jordan Valley <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:14 In the prophets of Jerusalem also (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>