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Jeremiah 23:11

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 23:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8but, As Jehovah liveth, who brought up and who led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all the countries whither I had driven them. And they shall dwell in their own land.
9Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of Jehovah, and because of his holy words.
10For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right;
11for both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith Jehovah.
12Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith Jehovah.
13And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
14In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evil-doers, so that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them become unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For both prophet and priest are profane, etc.] Being guilty of the afore mentioned sins. The Targum is, “the scribe and the priest;” and such were the scribes and priests in the time of our Lord; they played “the hypocrite”f475, as some render the word here; and are often charged with the sin of hypocrisy, and called hypocrites, (<402218>Matthew 22:18 23:1315,23,25,27,29); yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord; where they officiated in holy things, or should have done so; where the one should have instructed the people, and the other offered sacrifices for them, according to the will of God; there they committed wickedness, which was an aggravation of their sin, as…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“profane-- (Eze 23:39; Zep 3:4). in my house-- (Jer 7:30). They built altars to idols in the very temple (Kg2 23:12; Eze 8:3-16). Compare as to covetousness under the roof of the sanctuary, Mat 21:13; Joh 2:16.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“For both prophet and priest are profane - While by their office they are consecrated to God, they have made themselves common and unholy by their sins. See Jeremiah 3:9 note. Yea, in my house - This may refer to sins such as those of the sons of Eli 1 Samuel 2:22, or that they had defiled the temple by idolatrous rites. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“23:11 Judah’s religious leaders had committed despicable acts, not just in their private lives and in the hills and fields where pagan worship occurred, but even in the Temple, in the presence of the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“both: Jer 23:15, Jer 5:31, Jer 6:13, Jer 8:10; Eze 22:25, Eze 22:26; Zep 3:4 in: Jer 7:10, Jer 7:11, Jer 7:30, Jer 11:15, Jer 32:34; Ch2 33:5, Ch2 33:7, Ch2 36:14; Eze 7:20; Eze 8:5, Eze 8:6, Eze 8:11, Eze 8:16, Eze 23:39; Mat 21:12, Mat 21:13 Jeremiah 23:12”
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