And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity; I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.’ ”
Jeremiah 23:34 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And as for the prophet, priest, or one of the people who says, ‘The burden of the Lord,’ I will punish that man and his household. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as for the prophet, the priest, or [any of these] the people, whoever [in mockery calls the word of the Lord a burden and] says, The burden of the Lord, I will even visit in wrath and punish that man and his house. American Standard Version (1901) And 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. Common English Bible I will punish anyone, including prophet or priest, who says, “This is the LORD’s message.” Catholic Public Domain Version And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people who say, 'The burden of the Lord!' I will visit upon that man and upon his house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as for the prophet and the priest and the people that shall say: The burden of the Lord: I will visit upon that man and upon his house. |
And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity; I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.’ ”
Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles false and misleading.
An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
And if any one again appears as a prophet, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the Lord’; and his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.