I will punish him, his descendants, and his officers for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the people of Judah all the disaster, which I warned them about but they did not listen.” ’
Jeremiah 23:34 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As for the prophet, priest, or people who say, “The burden of the Lord,” I will punish that man and his household. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
I will punish him, his descendants, and his officers for their iniquity. I will bring on them, on the residents of Jerusalem, and on the people of Judah all the disaster, which I warned them about but they did not listen.” ’
Your prophets saw visions for you that were empty and deceptive; , they did not reveal your iniquity and so restore your fortunes. They saw pronouncements for you that were empty and misleading.
The pronouncement concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, “You cannot remain alive because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord.” When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.