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Jeremiah 23:32

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 23:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
Jeremiah 23:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29Is not my word like fire? saith Jehovah; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
30Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor.
31Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
32Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
33And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Jehovah.
34And 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.
35Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbor, and every one to his brother, What hath Jehovah answered? and, What hath Jehovah spoken?
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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
“Behold, I [am] against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, etc.] And not true ones, such as the Lord spoke in to his prophets, and which they communicated from him to his people; (see <041206> Numbers 12:6); and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; by the false doctrines and prophecies which they delivered, and by their loose and disorderly lives which they led; so that they debauched the principles of the people by the former, and their practices by the latter. Kimchi interprets the word translated “lightness” of lightness of their knowledge; as if it was through the shallowness of their judgments, and want of capacity in teaching,…”
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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
“Third class: inventors of lies: the climax, and worst of the three. lightness--wanton inventions (Zep 3:4). not profit--that is, greatly injure.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The third characteristic. See Jeremiah 23:25. Lightness - Vain, empty, talk. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“to err: Jer 23:16, Jer 27:14-22, Jer 28:15-17, Jer 29:21-23, Jer 29:31; Deut. 13:1-18, Deu 18:20; Isa 3:12; Eze 13:7-18; Zac 13:2, Zac 13:3; Rev 19:20 and by: Zep 3:4; Co2 1:17 therefore: Jer 23:22, Jer 7:8; Lam 2:14; Mat 15:14 Jeremiah 23:33”
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