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I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Therefore, the paths they take will become slippery. They will be chased through the dark, and there they will fall. For I will bring disaster upon them at the time fixed for their punishment. I, the LORD, have spoken! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore their way shall be to them like slippery paths in the darkness, into which they shall be driven and fall, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a> Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a> “Therefore their way shall be to them Like slippery ways; In the darkness they shall be driven on And fall in them; For I will bring disaster on them, The year of their punishment,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring disaster upon them, The year of their punishment,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring calamity upon them, The year of their punishment,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I shall bring calamity upon them, The year of their punishment,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them; They will be driven away into the thick darkness and fall down in it; For I will bring their evil upon them, The year of their punishment,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Therefore their way will be to them like slippery paths In the dark; they will be pushed and fall into them; For I will bring disaster on them, In the year of their punishment,” says the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, their way will seem like slippery paths in the gloom. They will be driven away and fall down there, for I will bring disaster on them, the year of their punishment. This is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, their way will be to them like slippery paths in the gloom. They will be driven away and fall down there, for I will bring disaster on them, the year of their punishment. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now I will punish you with disaster, and you will slip and fall in the darkness. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "That is why their own way will become like slippery paths in the dark. They will be chased away, and they will fall down in the dark. I will bring disaster on them. It is time for them to be punished," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> The paths they follow will be slippery and dark; I will make them stumble and fall. I am going to bring disaster on them; the time of their punishment is coming. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore their way will be slippery. They'll be driven out into the darkness, where they'll fall. For I'll bring disaster on them, the year of their judgment," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> “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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a> So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery. They will stumble and fall headlong. For I will bring disaster on them. A day of reckoning is coming for them." The LORD affirms it! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall in it; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation," says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Wherefore their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore their way will be to them as slippery places in the darkness. They will be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Therefore their way is as slippery places to them, "" They are driven into thick darkness, "" And they have fallen in it, "" For I bring in calamity against them, "" The year of their inspection,” "" A declaration of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this their way shall be to them as slippery places in darkness: they shall be thrust away and they fell in it; for I will bring evil upon them, the year of their reviewing, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore their way shall be as a slippery way in the dark: for they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evils upon them, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For this reason, their way will be like a slippery path in the dark. For they will be impelled forward, and they will fall in it. For I will bring evils over them, in the year of their visitation, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Hence their way shall become for them slippery ground. Into the darkness they shall be driven, and fall headlong; For I will bring disaster upon them, the year of their punishment—oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore their way shall be to them like slippery paths in the darkness, into which they shall be driven and fall; for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore their ways shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness; they shall be driven on, and fall in them; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their punishment, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, their ways shall be slippery places to them, and into the darkness they shall be cast out and they shall fall in them, because I bring evil upon them, the year of their visitation, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness, They shall be thrust, and fall therein; For I will bring evil upon them, Even the year of their visitation, Saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore let their way be to them slippery and dark: and they shall be tripped up and fall in it: for I will bring evils upon them, in the year of their visitation. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6744" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Lying Prophets</a> …11“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD. 12<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">“Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏar·kām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">their path</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/2519.htm" title="2519: ka·ḥă·laq·laq·qō·wṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-fp) -- By reduplication from chalaq; properly, something very smooth; i.e. A treacherous spot; figuratively, blandishment.">slick;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1760.htm" title="1760: yid·da·ḥū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To push, thrust. Or dachach daw-khakh'; a primitive root; to push down.">they will be driven away</a> <a href="/hebrew/653.htm" title="653: bā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Darkness, gloominess, calamity. Feminine of 'aphel; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.">into the darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">into it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·naṯ (N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">in the year</a> <a href="/hebrew/6486.htm" title="6486: pə·qud·dā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Oversight, mustering, visitation, store. Feminine passive participle of paqad; visitation.">of their punishment,”</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> 13“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-10</a> Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12</a> As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. <a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a> And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime. <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6</a> 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. <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a> That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a> Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” <a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a> Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a> For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:4-5</a> But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. / For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">2 Peter 2:17</a> These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Jude 1:13</a> They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever. <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a> In that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress; even the light will be obscured by clouds. <a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a> Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness. <a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a> For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a> “Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Why their way shall be to them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, said the LORD.as.<a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a> Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.<a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Psalm 35:6</a> Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.<a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18</a> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.in the.<a href="/job/18-18.htm">Job 18:18</a> He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.<a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a> And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.<a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a> Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.the year.<a href="/jeremiah/11-23.htm">Jeremiah 11:23</a> And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.<a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12</a> Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a> He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-8.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-23.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Path</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Slippery</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-23.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-24.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/jeremiah/11-23.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Banished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-19.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-10.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Inspection</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Path</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-9.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-34.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/hosea/6-8.htm">Slippery</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-6.htm">Slipping</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-32.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-58.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-15.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-21.htm">Visitation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-17.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a> 33. <a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Therefore their path The word "therefore" connects this verse to the preceding context, where God condemns the false prophets and priests for leading His people astray. The "path" symbolizes the way of life or conduct. In Hebrew, the word for path is "דֶּרֶךְ" (derekh), which often signifies a journey or a manner of living. This imagery suggests that the false leaders' chosen way of life is inherently unstable and dangerous, leading to inevitable ruin.will become slippery The Hebrew word for "slippery" is "חֲלַקְלַקּוֹת" (chalaklaqot), which conveys the idea of smoothness or slipperiness, often used metaphorically to describe deceitful or treacherous behavior. This imagery implies that the false prophets' actions have made their path treacherous, leading to their downfall. It serves as a warning that those who deviate from God's truth will find themselves on unstable ground.they will be driven away The phrase "driven away" suggests a forceful removal or expulsion. In the Hebrew context, this can be understood as being scattered or exiled, a common theme in the prophetic literature where disobedience leads to dispersion. This reflects the consequence of their actions, as God allows them to face the repercussions of their deceit.into the darkness Darkness in the Bible often symbolizes chaos, judgment, or the absence of God's presence. The Hebrew word "חֹשֶׁךְ" (choshekh) is used here, which can denote both physical and spiritual darkness. This indicates that the false prophets will be cast into a state of confusion and despair, separated from the light of God's truth and guidance.and fall therein The concept of falling is frequently used in Scripture to describe defeat or failure. The Hebrew root "נָפַל" (naphal) means to fall or be cast down. This fall is not just physical but also moral and spiritual, signifying the ultimate collapse of those who oppose God's will.For I will bring disaster upon them The word "disaster" is translated from the Hebrew "רָעָה" (ra'ah), which means calamity or evil. This is a direct action from God, emphasizing His sovereignty and justice. The disaster is a divine response to the false prophets' actions, underscoring the seriousness of leading others away from God's truth.in the year of their punishment The term "punishment" comes from the Hebrew "פְּקֻדָּה" (pequddah), which can mean visitation or reckoning. This indicates a specific time when God will hold the false prophets accountable for their actions. It serves as a reminder that God's justice, though sometimes delayed, is certain and will be executed at the appointed time.declares the LORD This phrase is a common prophetic formula, affirming the authority and certainty of the message. The Hebrew "נְאֻם יְהוָה" (ne'um YHWH) underscores that these are not merely Jeremiah's words but the very words of God. It reassures the faithful that God is actively involved in the affairs of His people and will uphold His righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Slippery ways . . . darkness . . . driven on.--The words and the thoughts flow in upon the prophet's mind from <a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm" title="And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.">Isaiah 8:22</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/35-5.htm" title="Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.">Psalm 35:5-6</a>.The year of their visitation.--The prophet returns to his characteristic word for the time appointed by the Divine Judge for chastisement. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm" title="Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? no, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 8:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/10-15.htm" title="They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.">Jeremiah 10:15</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-23.htm" title="And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.">Jeremiah 11:23</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Their way shall be unto them as slippery ways, etc.; rather, slippery places. The passage has a manifest affinity with <a href="/psalms/35-6.htm">Psalm 35:6</a> (in one of the Jeremiahizing psalms; see on Jeremiah 18:19, 20). They shall be driven on; or, as Ewald, taking over the last word of the preceding clause, they shall be thrust into the darkness. This involves a reminiscence, probable enough, of <a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a> b. It is against the accentual tradition, but improves the rhythmical derision of the verse. If we ask who "thrusts" them, <a href="/psalms/35-5.htm">Psalm 35:5</a> supplies the answer - it is not merely external circumstances, but "the Angel of Jehovah," i.e. Jehovah himself. As Bishop Hall says, "God wounds us by many instruments, but with one hand." I will bring evil upon them, etc. Favorite expressions of Jeremiah (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/11-23.htm">Jeremiah 11:23</a>). <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Therefore לָכֵן֩ (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus their path דַרְכָּ֜ם (ḏar·kām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action will become יִֽהְיֶ֨ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be slick; כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙ (ka·ḥă·laq·laq·qō·wṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2519.htm">Strong's 2519: </a> Something very smooth, a treacherous spot, blandishment they will be driven away יִדַּ֖חוּ (yid·da·ḥū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1760.htm">Strong's 1760: </a> To push, thrust into the gloom בָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔ה (bā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_653.htm">Strong's 653: </a> Duskiness, misfortune, concealment and fall וְנָ֣פְלוּ (wə·nā·p̄ə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie into it. בָ֑הּ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction I will bring אָבִ֨יא (’ā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go disaster רָעָ֛ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil upon them עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against in the year שְׁנַ֥ת (šə·naṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year of their punishment,” פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם (pə·qud·dā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6486.htm">Strong's 6486: </a> Oversight, mustering, visitation, store declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-12.htm">Jeremiah 23:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-12.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:12 Therefore their way shall be to them (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:13" /></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>