Jeremiah 23:33
What does Jeremiah 23:33 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 23:33 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Jehovah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Jehovah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And if this people, or the prophet, or a priest, questioning you, says, What word of weight is there from the Lord? then you are to say to them, You are the word, for I will not be troubled with you any more, says the Lord.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And when this people, or the prophet, Or a priest, doth ask thee, saying, What <FI>is<Fi> the burden of Jehovah? Then thou hast said unto them: Ye <FI>are<Fi> the burden, and I have left you, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752If therefore this people, or the prophet, or the priest shall ask thee, saying: What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt say to them: You are the burden: for I will cast you away, saith the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And when this people, or a prophet, or a priest, ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even cast you off, saith Jehovah.
Context
v.32Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
v.33This passage
v.34And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I will even punish that man and his house.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 12:7
I have forsaken my house, I have cast off my heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
- Nahum 1:1
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
- Isaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
- Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.
- Habakkuk 1:1
The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
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