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I have seen their despicable acts right here in my own Temple,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their evil, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are defiled; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For both prophet and priest are polluted; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are polluted; Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are polluted; Even in My house I have found their evil,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For both [false] prophet and priest are ungodly (profane, polluted); Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because both prophet and priest are ungodly, even in my house I have found their evil. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because both prophet and priest are ungodly, even in My house I have found their evil. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD told me to say: You prophets and priests think so little of me, the LORD, that you even sin in my own temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The prophets and priests are godless. Even in my temple I've found them doing evil," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "The prophets and the priests are godless; I have caught them doing evil in the Temple itself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, both priest and prophet are ungodly. Even in my house I find evil," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, the LORD says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For both prophet and priest are profane; even in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for both prophet and priest are profane. Yes, in my house I have found their wickedness,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest have been profane, "" Indeed, I found their wickedness in My house,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For also the prophets, also the priests were polluted; also in my house I found their evil, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the prophet and the priest are defiled: and in my house I have found their wickedness, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“For both the prophet and the priest have become polluted, and I have found their wickedness within my own house, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Both prophet and priest are godless! In my very house I find their wickedness— oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in my house I have found their wickedness, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For both prophets and priests have become pagans; yea, even in my house have I found their wickedness, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because even the Prophets and the Priests have become Pagans! Even in my house I have found their evil, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For both prophet and priest are ungodly; Yea, in My house have I found their wickedness, Saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For priest and prophet are defiled; and I have seen their iniquities in my house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Lying Prophets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: nā·ḇî (N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">prophet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hên (N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/2610.htm" title="2610: ḥā·nê·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be polluted or profane. A primitive root; to soil, especially in a moral sense.">are ungodly;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">even</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯî (Prep:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in My house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">their wickedness,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>“Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Zephaniah 3:4</a></span><br />Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-7.htm">Hosea 9:7</a></span><br />The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-13.htm">Lamentations 4:13</a></span><br />But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Ezekiel 13:3</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a></span><br />having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-22.htm">Romans 2:22</a></span><br />You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For both prophet and priest are profane; yes, in my house have I found their wickedness, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">both.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Jeremiah 22:15</a></b></br> Shalt thou reign, because thou closest <i>thyself</i> in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, <i>and</i> then <i>it was</i> well with him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></b></br> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love <i>to have it</i> so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></b></br> For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one <i>is</i> given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.</p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-10.htm">Jeremiah 7:10,11,30</a></b></br> And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-15.htm">Jeremiah 11:15</a></b></br> What hath my beloved to do in mine house, <i>seeing</i> she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></b></br> And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-7.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-7.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Godless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Godless</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Wickedness</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For both prophet and priest are ungodly;</b><br>This phrase highlights the pervasive corruption among the religious leaders of Judah. Prophets and priests were expected to be spiritual guides and mediators between God and the people. However, during Jeremiah's time, many had turned away from their divine calling. This corruption is not isolated to Jeremiah's era; it echoes the failures of religious leaders throughout Israel's history, such as the sons of Eli (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17</a>). The ungodliness of these leaders is a significant factor in the spiritual decline of the nation, as they were responsible for teaching and upholding God's law.<p><b>even in My house I have found their wickedness,</b><br>The "house" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The presence of wickedness in the temple signifies a profound desecration of what was meant to be holy. This echoes the situation in <a href="/ezekiel/8.htm">Ezekiel 8</a>, where idolatry and abominations are found within the temple itself. The temple's defilement is a serious offense, as it was intended to be a place of purity and worship. This corruption within the temple foreshadows the eventual destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Babylonians in 586 BC.<p><b>declares the LORD.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message. It is not merely Jeremiah's observation but a divine pronouncement. The use of "declares the LORD" is a common prophetic formula that underscores the seriousness of the message and the accountability of the people to respond. It serves as a reminder that God is aware of the actions of His people and their leaders, and He will hold them accountable. This declaration also points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's justice and the hope of restoration, as seen in the promise of a righteous Branch, a prophecy of the coming Messiah (<a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals in Israel who were supposed to be God's messengers, conveying His words and guidance to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders responsible for temple worship and maintaining the spiritual life of the nation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_lord.htm">The House of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is addressing the corruption among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are held to a high standard and must live lives of integrity and faithfulness to God's word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Just as the prophets and priests were found ungodly, we must guard against hypocrisy in our own lives, ensuring our actions align with our professed beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God sees all, even the hidden sins within His house. We cannot hide our wrongdoing from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>When confronted with sin, whether personal or within the community, the appropriate response is repentance and a return to God's ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_worship.htm">The Importance of True Worship</a></b><br>Worship must be genuine and from the heart, not merely external rituals devoid of true devotion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_corrupt_prophets_in_jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah 23:11–12: Are there any historical or archaeological findings that confirm or refute the portrayal of corrupt prophets and priests in Jeremiah’s era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lamentations_4_13_align_with_communal_guilt.htm">(Lamentations 4:13) How does blaming prophets and priests for the downfall align or conflict with other biblical teachings on communal guilt? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_prophets'_betrayals_recorded.htm">In Jeremiah 2:8, why do historical records and other biblical accounts seemingly fail to mention the prophets and priests abandoning the Lord so decisively?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">In my house have I found their wickedness.</span>--Prophet and priest are joined, as before (<a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm" title="The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end thereof?">Jeremiah 5:31</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm" title="For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.">Jeremiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-10.htm" title="Therefore will I give their wives to others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.">Jeremiah 8:10</a>), as playing into each other's hands. It seems probable, from <a href="/jeremiah/32-34.htm" title="But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.">Jeremiah 32:34</a>, that the sins of Ahaz and Manasseh had been repeated under Jehoiakim, and that the worship of other gods had been carried on side by side with that of Jehovah. With this, almost as its natural accompaniment, there may have been sins of another kind--shameless greed or yet more shameless profligacy--like those of the sons of Eli (<a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm" title="Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.">1Samuel 2:22</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Both prophet and priest are profane</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> are unholy, disobeying the Divine commands (see on Jeremiah 5:7). The same two important classes specified as in <a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Yea, in my house</span>, etc. Evidently some sin specially incongruous with its locality is referred to, either idolatry (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/7-30.htm">Jeremiah 7:30</a>) or the totemistic worship of figures of animals (<a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Ezekiel 8:10, 11</a>). Comp. note on Jeremiah 5:7. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">גַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophet</span><br /><span class="heb">נָבִ֥יא</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spokesman, speaker, prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַם־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">priest</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֵ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are ungodly;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָנֵ֑פוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·nê·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2610.htm">Strong's 2610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be polluted or profane</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in My house</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵיתִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have found</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצָ֥אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wickedness,”</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:11 For both prophet and priest are profane (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:12" /></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>