Jeremiah 23:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Jeremiah 23:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

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KJV

King James Version

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

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WEB

World English Bible

I didn’t send these prophets, yet they ran. I didn’t speak to them, yet they prophesied.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Jeremiah 23

¹⁹ Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

²⁰ The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.

²¹ I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

²² 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.”

²³ “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?”

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