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If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How long shall <i>this</i> be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, <i>they are</i> prophets of the deceit of their own heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How long will <i>this</i> be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed <i>they are</i> prophets of the deceit of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long? Is there <i>anything</i> in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, <i>these</i> prophets of the deceitfulness of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“How long? Is there <i>anything</i> in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even <i>these</i> prophets of the deception of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How long? Is there <i>anything</i> in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy a lie, even <i>these</i> prophets of the deception of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />How long [shall this state of affairs continue]? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But everything they say comes from their own twisted minds. How long can this go on? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies; even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How long will these prophets continue to lie and deceive?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How much longer will those prophets mislead my people with the lies they have invented? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will this go on? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy from the deceit that is in their hearts? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Until when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, "" Indeed, prophets of the deceit of their heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Till when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How long is it in the heart of the prophets prophesying a lie, and prophesying the deceit of their heart?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and that prophesy the delusions of their own heart? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who predict what is false, and who prophesy deceptions from their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How long? Will the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies and their own deceitful fancies ever turn back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How long? Will the hearts of the prophets ever turn back—those who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How long shall there be in the mouth of the false prophets, prophecies of lies? prophecies of the deceit of their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How long are lying prophecies in the mouths of the Prophets, lying prophecies of the deceit of their heart?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How long shall this be? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, And the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How long shall <i>these things</i> be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-26.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=6925" 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">25</span>“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">How long</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: hă·yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">will this continue</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in the hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nə·ḇi·’îm (Art:: N-mp) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">of these prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: nib·bə·’ê (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">who prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: haš·šā·qer (Art:: N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">falsehood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: ū·nə·ḇî·’ê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">these prophets</a> <a href="/hebrew/8649.htm" title="8649: tar·miṯ (N-fsc) -- Perhaps treachery. And tarmuwth; or tarmiyth; from ramah; fraud.">of the delusion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of their own minds?</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.…<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="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a></span><br />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.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-9</a></span><br />They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ...<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5-7</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="/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="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<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="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a></span><br />For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />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="/isaiah/9-15.htm">Isaiah 9:15-16</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;</p><p class="hdg">How.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a></b></br> O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></b></br> I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, <i>and</i> thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when <i>shall it</i> once <i>be</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalm 4:2</a></b></br> O ye sons of men, how long <i>will ye turn</i> my glory into shame? <i>how long</i> will ye love vanity, <i>and</i> seek after leasing? Selah.</p><p class="hdg">prophets of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></b></br> The heart <i>is</i> deceitful above all <i>things</i>, and desperately wicked: who can know it?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></b></br> Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-6.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Delusions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/daniel/11-23.htm">Deception</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-8.htm">Delusions</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-10.htm">False.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-10.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-30.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-30.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-30.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'; </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>How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets</b><br>This phrase reflects God's frustration with the persistence of false prophecy among the people. The heart, in biblical terms, often represents the center of one's being, including thoughts, emotions, and will. The prophets in question are not merely mistaken; they are willfully continuing in their deceit. This echoes the broader biblical theme of the heart's deceitfulness, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>, which states, "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" The persistence of false prophecy indicates a deep-seated issue within the spiritual leadership of Israel.<p><b>who prophesy falsehood</b><br>The term "falsehood" here refers to messages that are not from God, contrasting with the true prophecies given by genuine prophets like Jeremiah. In the historical context, false prophets often told the people what they wanted to hear, such as promises of peace and prosperity, rather than the truth of impending judgment. This is reminiscent of the situation in <a href="/1_kings/22.htm">1 Kings 22</a>, where false prophets assured King Ahab of victory, while the true prophet Micaiah predicted disaster. The falsehoods were not just errors but deliberate deceptions that led the people away from God's truth.<p><b>these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?</b><br>This phrase highlights the source of the false prophecies: the prophets' own minds, rather than divine revelation. The word "delusion" suggests a strong belief in something false, indicating that these prophets may have been self-deceived or intentionally misleading others. This aligns with the New Testament warning in <a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a>, where people will turn away from the truth and gather teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. The delusion is a result of rejecting God's word and relying on human wisdom, which is often flawed and self-serving.<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. He is known for his lamentations over the spiritual state of the nation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals in Judah who claimed to speak for God but were actually delivering messages from their own imaginations and desires, leading the people astray.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel during the time of Jeremiah, facing impending judgment due to widespread idolatry and disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who speaks through true prophets like Jeremiah, condemning the falsehoods spread by those who claim to speak in His name.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The act of delivering messages from God, which in this context, is being corrupted by false prophets who speak from their own delusions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_prophecy.htm">Discernment in Prophecy</a></b><br>Believers must exercise discernment to distinguish between true and false teachings, ensuring alignment with Scripture and the character of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_self-deception.htm">The Danger of Self-Deception</a></b><br>The false prophets in Jeremiah's time were deluded by their own minds. Christians must guard against self-deception by remaining grounded in biblical truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_for_leaders.htm">Accountability for Leaders</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are held to a high standard and must ensure their teachings are rooted in God's Word, not personal agendas or imaginations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart's_condition.htm">The Heart's Condition</a></b><br>The heart is the source of true or false prophecy. Believers should regularly examine their hearts to ensure they are aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_falsehood.htm">The Consequences of Falsehood</a></b><br>False teachings lead to spiritual destruction. The church must be vigilant in upholding truth to prevent such outcomes.<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_do_we_verify_uriah's_murder_by_jehoiakim.htm">In Jeremiah 26:20-23, how do we reconcile the account of Uriah's fate with the lack of corroborating records for his murder by King Jehoiakim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_god_'deceive'_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 20:7, how could an all-honest God 'deceive' Jeremiah if He is truly without falsehood?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">How long shall this be . . .?</span>--The Hebrew text gives a double interrogative: <span class= "ital">How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies</span>, <span class= "ital">prophets of the deceit of their own hearts? Do they think to cause my people </span>. . .? A conjectural alteration of the text gives "How long is the fire in the heart of the prophets<span class= "bld"> . . .</span>?" as if anticipating the thought of <a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm" title="Is not my word like as a fire? said the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?">Jeremiah 23:29</a>, and reproducing that of <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm" title="Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.">Jeremiah 20:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How long shall this be in the heart</span>, etc.? <span class="accented">i.e.</span> how long shall this be their purpose, viz. to prophesy lies? But this rendering leaves out of account a second interrogative which in the Hebrew follows "how long." It is better to translate this difficult passage, with De Dieu and many moderns, thus: "How long (<span class="accented">quousque durabit haec ipsorum impudentia</span>)<span class="accented">?</span> Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart; are they thinking (I say) to cause my people to forget," etc.? On this view, ver. 27 resumes the question interrupted in ver. 26. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-26.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">How long</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will this continue</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיֵ֛שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֵ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּבִאִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḇi·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<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">who prophesy</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְּאֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(nib·bə·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falsehood,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁ֑קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these prophets</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְבִיאֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḇî·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct<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">of the delusion</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּרְמִ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(tar·miṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8649.htm">Strong's 8649: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps treachery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their own minds?</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבָּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-26.htm">Jeremiah 23:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/23-26.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:26 How long shall this be (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:27" /></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>