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BECAUSE OF THE PROPHETS - Rather, concerning “the prophets.” These
words should come first, as being the title of this portion of the
prophecy Jeremiah 23:9....
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CHAPTER 23:9-40
Condemnation of the False Prophets
_ 1. Jeremiah's lament on account of the false prophets (Jeremiah
23:9) _
2. The condemnation of these prophets (Jeremiah 23:15)
3. Forgotten and...
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THE PROPHETS. Jeremiah is overcome by the stern message given him to
deliver. The evil of the land is encouraged by prophet and priest
(Jeremiah 6:13), even the Temple being dishonoured (2 Kings 21:5)...
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MINE HEART, &C. Figure of speech _Pathopoeia._
MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._
A MAN. a strong man. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14.
WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27....
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_his holy words_ the words which He in the holiness of His nature had
put forth concerning the wicked doings of the false prophets....
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Jeremiah 23:9-40. Condemnation of the prophets
Following on the prophecies relating to successive kings of Judah, we
have a section dealing with the iniquities of a class who also
grievously misled t...
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MINE HEART WITHIN ME, &C.— We have here a new discourse against the
false _prophets,_ with whom afterwards the _priests_ are joined:
Jeremiah declares that, upon a view of the evils with which they ar...
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E. The Condemnation of False Prophets Jeremiah 23:9-40
The heading over Jeremiah 23:9 reads against the prophets. In this
section of the book which deals with national leaders past, present
and future...
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Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones
shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath
overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his
holin...
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23:9 broken; (h-9) Or 'My heart is broken for the prophets.'...
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1-4. A remnant shall return....
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MINE HEART WITHIN ME IS BROKEN... — The abrupt transition shows that
we are entering on an entirely new section. In the Hebrew order and
punctuation of the words this is shown still more clearly —
_Co...
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לַ † נְּבִאִ֞ים נִשְׁבַּ֧ר לִבִּ֣י בְ
קִרְבִּ֗י...
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CHAPTER VIII
BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS
Jeremiah 23:1, Jeremiah 24:1
"Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My
pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1
"Of what avail is straw instead...
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Having thus passed in review the predecessors of Zedekiah on the
throne of Judah, the prophet proceeded to deal with those who had been
responsible for the failure of the people, the false kings and
p...
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My heart within me is broken because of the (g) prophets; all my bones
shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath
overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his
holi...
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_Prophets of falsehood. He directs his discourse to them, and
afterwards to the priests, being filled with amazement at their
impending ruin._...
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The Prophet is here representing the horrible state of false prophets,
and the awful termination of such conduct. A portion suited not only
to the days of Jeremiah but to all ages of the Church. Lord!...
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The Prophet here again inveighs against the wickedness of the people;
but as the prophets by their flatteries had then led astray the king
and his princes, as well as the people, the Prophet directed...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23.
On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord
would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the
Spir...
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MINE HEART WITHIN ME IS BROKEN BECAUSE OF THE PROPHETS,.... The false
prophets, as the Targum rightly interprets it. The Vulgate Latin
version renders it, "to the prophets"; and makes a stop there; wh...
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Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones
shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath
overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his
holine...
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_My heart within me is broken_ This seems to be the beginning of a new
discourse against the false prophets, with whom afterward the priests
are joined. The first word of it in the Hebrew, לנבאים, is...
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AGAINST THE FALSE PROPHETS...
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Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets, the
inscription of this entire section being "Concerning the Prophets,"
ALL MY BONES SHAKE, in deep agitation and horror; I AM LIKE A DRUNKEN
MA...
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9-22 The false prophets of Samaria had deluded the Israelites into
idolatries; yet the Lord considered the false prophets of Jerusalem as
guilty of more horrible wickedness, by which the people were...
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The prophet having denounced the wrath of God against the wicked
rulers of Judah under the notion of pastors, cometh here to discharge
the like trust with reference to those orders of persons amongst...
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Jeremiah 23:9 heart H3820 within H7130 broken H7665 (H8738) prophets
H5030 bones H6106 shake H7363 (H8804) drunken
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JEREMIAH'S DIATRIBE AGAINST THE PROPHETS, HEADED AS ‘CONCERNING THE
PROPHETS' (JEREMIAH 23:9).
Having set right the vision of the future, Jeremiah now turns on those
who had been distorting that visio...
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1). JEREMIAH EXPLAINS HOW DIFFICULT HE IS FINDING IT TO PROCLAIM
YHWH'S HOLY WORDS AGAINST THE PROPHETS AND OUTLINES THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THEIR PROPHESYING ON THE LAND. YHWH HIMSELF THEN DECLARES WHAT...
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SUBSECTION 7). WORDS CONCERNING VARIOUS KINGS (JEREMIAH 21:1 TO
JEREMIAH 24:10).
This subsection proceeds in logical sequence although not
chronologically, and will centre on three special themes, fir...
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Jeremiah 23:1. _Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the
sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD._
What a dreadful woe this is upon all false shepherds, those who
profess to be sent of God to...
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CONTENTS: Future restoration and conversion of Israel. Message against
the faithless shepherds.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Woe be to those who are commanded to feed God's people and
preten...
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Jeremiah 23:1. _Woe be to the pastors that destroy and scatter the
sheep._ Princes are often called pastors, as Cyrus, Isaiah 44:28,
because they enforce the laws and protect the people. Shallum, and...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The
chapter is an epilogue to the denunciations of the three kings in
chap. 22. It must have been written and proclaimed about the beginnin...
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EXPOSITION
The first eight verses form the necessary conclusion of the group of
discourses summarized in Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 22:1. Like Isaiah,
our prophet follows up denunciation with consolation...
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Now in chapter 23 God speaks out against those
Pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, saith the
LORD (Jeremiah 23:1).
God said, "They're My sheep, but these pastors are scattering...
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2 Kings 22:19; 2 Kings 22:20; Daniel 8:27; Ezekiel 9:4; Ezekiel 9:6;...
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Like a man — And he was even astonished and stupefied, and like a
drunken man, at the apprehensions of the wrath of the Lord ready to be
revealed against them, and considering also what words the holy...