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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If they had stood before me and listened to me, they would have spoken my words, and they would have turned my people from their evil ways and deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have announced My words to My people, And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have caused My words to be heard by My people And would have turned them back from their evil way And from the evil of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned My people from their evil way And from the evil of their decisions <i>and</i> deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they had really stood in my council, they would have enabled my people to hear my words and would have turned them from their evil ways and their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If they had really stood in My council, they would have enabled My people to hear My words and would have turned them back from their evil ways and their evil deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If they had been in a meeting of my council in heaven, they would have told you people of Judah to give up your sins and come back to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If they had been in my inner circle, they would have announced my words to my people. They would have turned back from their evil ways and the evil they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If they had known my secret thoughts, then they could have proclaimed my message to my people and could have made them give up the evil lives they live and the wicked things they do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If they had stood in my council and had delivered my words to my people, then they would have turned them back from their evil way, from their evil deeds."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then they would have caused my people to hear my words, and would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But if they stood in My counsel, "" Then they cause My people to hear My words, "" And they turn them back from their evil way, "" And from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But -- if they stood in My counsel, Then they cause My people to hear My words, And they turn them back from their evil way, And from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if they stood in my consultation, and they will cause my people to hear my word, and turn them back from their evil way and from the evil of their doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If they stood in my counsel, and had made my words known to my people, I should have turned them from their evil way and from their wicked doings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If they had stood in my counsel, and if I had made my words known to my people, certainly I would have turned them away from their evil ways and from their most wicked plans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Had they stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people, They would have brought them back from their evil ways and from their wicked deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my counsel and had caused my people to hear my words, then they would have turned them from their evil ways and from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not stand up in my counsel, neither made heard my words to my people, neither turned them from their evil ways, nor from the evil of their works<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But if they have stood in My council, Then let them cause My people to hear My words, And turn them from their evil way, And from the evil of their doings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if they had stood in my counsel, and if they had hearkened to my words, then would they have turned my people from their evil practices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-22.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=6885" 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">21</span>I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·mə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">they had stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5475.htm" title="5475: bə·sō·w·ḏî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Council, counsel. From yacad; a session, i.e. Company of persons; by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret.">in My council,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·yaš·mi·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">they would have proclaimed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My words</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">to My people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wî·ši·ḇūm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and turned them back</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·rā‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">from their evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: mid·dar·kām (Prep-m:: N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/7455.htm" title="7455: ū·mê·rō·a‘ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Badness, evil. From ra'a'; badness, physically or morally.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ma·‘al·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">deeds.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”…<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/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17-21</a></span><br />“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. / If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. / But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-1.htm">Ezekiel 13:1-9</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD! / 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="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Isaiah 8:20</a></span><br />To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18-20</a></span><br />I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. / And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name. / But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5-8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: / Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-12</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ / But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7-8</a></span><br />Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. / The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5</a></span><br />Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2-4</a></span><br />Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. / For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Acts 20:26-27</a></span><br />Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. / For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.<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="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</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. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.</p><p class="hdg">if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Jeremiah 23:18</a></b></br> For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard <i>it</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a></b></br> And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they <i>are</i> most rebellious.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-17.htm">Ezekiel 3:17</a></b></br> Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.</p><p class="hdg">then.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Jeremiah 25:5</a></b></br> They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a></b></br> I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending <i>them</i>, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/36-3.htm">Jeremiah 36:3</a></b></br> It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Council</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-2.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-18.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/1-21.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-9.htm">Council</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-19.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-15.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-5.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Words</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'; 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The concept of God's council is seen in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/15-8.htm">Job 15:8</a> and <a href="/psalms/82.htm">Psalm 82:1</a>, where God is depicted as presiding over a heavenly assembly. The prophets are expected to receive their messages directly from God, indicating a close relationship and alignment with His will. The failure to stand in God's council implies a lack of true prophetic insight and authority, contrasting with true prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah, who were known for their direct communication with God.<p><b>they would have proclaimed My words to My people</b><br>True prophets are characterized by their faithfulness in delivering God's messages. This phrase underscores the responsibility of prophets to speak God's words, not their own. In <a href="/deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18-20</a>, God promises to raise up a prophet who will speak His words, and the people are held accountable to listen. The failure to proclaim God's words results in spiritual and moral decay among the people, as seen in the context of Jeremiah's ministry, where false prophets led the people astray with messages of peace and security when judgment was imminent.<p><b>and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.</b><br>The role of a prophet is not only to deliver God's words but also to call people to repentance. This phrase highlights the transformative power of God's word when faithfully proclaimed. The call to turn from evil is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a>, where God pleads with Israel to repent and live. The failure of the false prophets to lead the people to repentance contrasts with the ministry of Jesus Christ, who called people to repentance and faith, as seen in <a href="/mark/1-15.htm">Mark 1:15</a>. The ultimate goal of prophetic ministry is the restoration of a right relationship between God and His people.<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/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals in Jeremiah's time who claimed to speak for God but led the people astray with false messages.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, facing impending judgment due to widespread idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_council.htm">God's Council</a></b><br>The divine assembly or presence where true prophets receive God's genuine messages.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>The audience of Jeremiah's prophecies, who were being misled by false prophets and needed to repent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_true_prophecy.htm">The Importance of True Prophecy</a></b><br>True prophets stand in God's council and deliver His authentic message. Believers must discern and seek out true teachings that align with Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_transformation.htm">Repentance and Transformation</a></b><br>The purpose of God's message is to turn people from evil ways. Genuine engagement with God's word should lead to repentance and transformation in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Just as in Jeremiah's time, believers today must be cautious of false teachings and ensure that their leaders are grounded in Scripture and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture.htm">The Role of Scripture</a></b><br>God's word is the ultimate authority and guide for life. Regular study and meditation on Scripture help believers stay aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god's_word.htm">Accountability to God's Word</a></b><br>Believers are accountable to live according to God's word, not just hear it. This involves active obedience and application in daily life.<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/what_are_the_consequences_of_sin.htm">What are the consequences of sin?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_false_prophets,_god_disapproves.htm">Jeremiah 23:21-22: Why would God allow false prophets to speak in His name if He disapproves of their messages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">If they had stood in my counsel.</span>--Better, as before, <span class= "ital">council. </span>The test of the true mission is seen in results. Are the people better or worse for the prophet's work? What are the fruits of his teaching? (Comp. <a href="/matthew/7-20.htm" title="Why by their fruits you shall know them.">Matthew 7:20</a>.) The question meets us, Is this always a test? Was Jeremiah's own work successful in this sense? Must not the true teacher speak "whether they [men] will hear, or whether they will forbear?" (<a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm" title="And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them.">Ezekiel 2:5</a>.) The answer is found (1) in the fact that true teaching seldom fails altogether of its work; (2) that where it seems to fail it satisfies the other test, and at least stirs and rouses men from lethargy, even if it stirs them to antagonism. It is never satisfied with speaking smooth things and acquiescing in the evil that surrounds it.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-22.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">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had stood</span><br /><span class="heb">עָמְד֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·mə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in My council,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסוֹדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5475.htm">Strong's 5475: </a> </span><span class="str2">A session, company of persons, intimacy, consultation, a secret</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they would have proclaimed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַשְׁמִ֤עוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yaš·mi·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My words</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבָרַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇā·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to My people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and turned them back</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽישִׁבוּם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wî·ši·ḇūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from their evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<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">ways</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדַּרְכָּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(mid·dar·kām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and evil</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵרֹ֖עַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·rō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7455.htm">Strong's 7455: </a> </span><span class="str2">Badness, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deeds.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘al·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deed, practice</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Jeremiah 23:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:22 But if they had stood in my (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:23" /></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>