Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the LORD. New Living Translation For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken.” English Standard Version because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.’” Berean Standard Bible For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.” King James Bible Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. New King James Version because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I know, and am a witness, says the LORD. New American Standard Bible because they acted foolishly in Israel, and committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and falsely spoke words in My name which I did not command them. I am He who knows, and a witness,” declares the LORD.’” NASB 1995 because they have acted foolishly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken words in My name falsely, which I did not command them; and I am He who knows and am a witness,” declares the LORD.’” NASB 1977 because they have acted foolishly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in My name falsely, which I did not command them; and I am He who knows, and am a witness,” declares the LORD.’” Legacy Standard Bible because they have acted with wicked foolishness in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken words in My name falsely, which I did not command them; and I am He who knows and am a witness,” declares Yahweh.’” Amplified Bible because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,” says the LORD.’” Christian Standard Bible because they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken in my name a lie, which I did not command them. I am he who knows, and I am a witness.” This is the LORD’s declaration. Holman Christian Standard Bible because they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken a lie in My name, which I did not command them. I am He who knows, and I am a witness.” This is the LORD’s declaration. American Standard Version because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they had done evil in Israel, and they committed adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and they spoke words in my name in falsehood that I did not command them, and I know and I testify, says LORD JEHOVAH’ Brenton Septuagint Translation because of the iniquity which they wrought in Israel, and because they committed adultery with the wives of their fellow-citizens; and spoke a word in my name, which I did not command them to speak, and I am witness, saith the Lord. Douay-Rheims Bible Because they have acted folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with the wives of their friends, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I commanded them not: I am the judge and the witness, saith the Lord. English Revised Version because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation They have done shameful things in Israel. They committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and spoke lies in my name. I didn't command them to do this. I know what they have done. I'm a witness, declares the LORD. Good News Translation This will be their fate because they are guilty of terrible sins--they have committed adultery and have told lies in the LORD's name. This was against the LORD's will; he knows what they have done, and he is a witness against them. The LORD has spoken." International Standard Version because they did something stupid in Israel. They committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and in my name they spoke lies that I didn't command them. I'm the one who knows, and I'm a witness," declares the LORD.'" JPS Tanakh 1917 because they have wrought vile deeds in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words in My name falsely, which I commanded them not; but I am He that knoweth, and am witness, saith the LORD. Literal Standard Version because that they have done folly in Israel, and commit adultery with the wives of their neighbors, and falsely speak a word in My Name that I have not commanded them, and I [am] He who knows and a witness—a declaration of YHWH. Majority Standard Bible For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.” New American Bible because they have committed an outrage in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and alleging in my name things I did not command. I know, I am witness—oracle of the LORD. NET Bible This will happen to them because they have done what is shameful in Israel. They have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lies while claiming my authority. They have spoken words that I did not command them to speak. I know what they have done. I have been a witness to it,' says the LORD." New Revised Standard Version because they have perpetrated outrage in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them; I am the one who knows and bears witness, says the LORD. New Heart English Bible because they have worked folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I did not command them; and I am he who knows, and am witness,' says the LORD." Webster's Bible Translation Because they have committed villainy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbor's wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. World English Bible because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them. I am he who knows, and am witness,” says Yahweh. Young's Literal Translation Because that they have done folly in Israel, and commit adultery with the wives of their neighbours, and speak a word in My name falsely that I have not commanded them, and I am He who knoweth and a witness -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles…22Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’ 23For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.” Cross References Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Genesis 31:50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me." Genesis 34:7 When Jacob's sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter--a thing that should not be done. Judges 11:10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say." 2 Samuel 13:12 "No, my brother!" she cried. "Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! Proverbs 5:21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. Jeremiah 5:8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor's wife. Treasury of Scripture Because they have committed villainy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, said the LORD. and have. Jeremiah 7:9,10 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; … Jeremiah 23:14,21 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah… Psalm 50:16-18 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? … lying. Jeremiah 29:8,9,21 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed… even I. Jeremiah 13:27 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? Jeremiah 16:17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. Jeremiah 23:23,24 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? … Jump to Previous Acted Adultery Command Commanded Committed Declares Deeds False. Falsely Folly Foolishly Israel Lying Neighbors Neighbor's Neighbours Orders Outrageous Shame Vile Villainy Villany Witness Wives Words Worked WroughtJump to Next Acted Adultery Command Commanded Committed Declares Deeds False. Falsely Folly Foolishly Israel Lying Neighbors Neighbor's Neighbours Orders Outrageous Shame Vile Villainy Villany Witness Wives Words Worked WroughtJeremiah 29 1. Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,8. and not to believe the dreams of their prophets; 10. and that they shall return with grace after seventy years. 15. He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience. 20. He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets. 24. Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah. 30. Jeremiah foretells his doom. (23) Because they have committed villany . . .--The Hebrew noun is almost always used for sins of impurity. It is more commonly rendered "folly" (comp. Genesis 34:7; Deuteronomy 22:21; Judges 19:23-24). The English word "villainy" is used definitely with this meaning by Bishop Hall (Sat. i. 9). Even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.--The words find an echo in Malachi 3:5. We are left to conjecture whether the prophet refers his own knowledge of the facts to a direct supernatural source, or had received private information from his friends at Babylon. The special stress laid on the Lord's knowledge of their guilt suggests the thought that the false prophets with their restricted ideas of God had persuaded themselves that Jehovah the God of Israel hardly exercised his attributes of power in a distant place like Babylon. There they might sin without fear of detection or of punishment. They thought of him as a God not nigh at hand, but far off (Jeremiah 23:23). . . . Verse 23. - An important and melancholy addition to our knowledge of these false prophets. They were not only misleading prophets, but immoral men in their private capacities. Villainy; rather, folly, as the word is always rendered elsewhere. The phrase "to commit folly in Israel" is always (except Joshua 7:15) used of sins of unchastity.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forיַ֡עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb Strong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause they have committed עָשׂ֨וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make an outrage נְבָלָ֜ה (nə·ḇā·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5039: Foolishness, wickedness, a crime, punishment in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc by committing adultery וַיְנַֽאֲפוּ֙ (way·na·’ă·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5003: To commit adultery, to apostatize with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the wives נְשֵׁ֣י (nə·šê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female of their neighbors רֵֽעֵיהֶ֔ם (rê·‘ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow and speaking וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue lies שֶׁ֔קֶר (še·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood in My name, בִּשְׁמִי֙ (biš·mî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8034: A name which אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I did not ל֣וֹא (lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no command them [to do]. צִוִּיתִ֑ם (ṣiw·wî·ṯim) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order I וְאָנֹכִ֛י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am He who knows, הַיּוֹדֵ֥עַ (hay·yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and I am a witness, וָעֵ֖ד (wā·‘êḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links Jeremiah 29:23 NIVJeremiah 29:23 NLT Jeremiah 29:23 ESV Jeremiah 29:23 NASB Jeremiah 29:23 KJV Jeremiah 29:23 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 29:23 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 29:23 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 29:23 French Bible Jeremiah 29:23 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:23 Because they have worked folly in Israel (Jer.) |