Jeremiah 23:1-40 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:8

But, the Lord liveth ,.... Or they shall swear by the living God; or declare the power of the Lord, as the Targum, in their redemption by the Messiah: which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them : which respects not only the deliverance of the Jews from Babylon, which lay north of Judea; but the conversion of many of the ten tribes, through the preaching of the Gospel in the several countries... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9

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; which agrees with the original F12 לנבאים "ad prophetas", V. L. "quod ad prophetat ipsos", Junius & Tremellius; "ad prophetas quod attinet", Piscator. ; so that it may be considered as the title of what follows; it being directed to them by the prophet, to let them know his concern... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers ,.... Of such as were guilty of corporeal adultery, and of spiritual adultery, which is idolatry. Now, though in this, and in the following verses, the prophet describes the men of his generation, both ecclesiastics and laics; yet also so as to have regard to the Jews in the times of Christ, to which this prophecy has respect; between whom there was a great resemblance; adulteries were so frequent in Christ's time, that the Jews left off the use of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:11

For both prophet and priest are profane ,.... 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" F17 חנפו "hypocritae fuerunt", Vatablus, Montanus; "hypocritas agunt", Piscator; "hypocrisin exercent", Schmidt, Cocceius. , as some render the word here; and are often charged with the sin of hypocrisy, and called hypocrites, Matthew 22:18 ; yea, in my... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:12

Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness ,.... Their course of life may fitly be compared, and in the issue will prove to be like to a man's walking in a dark night without any lamp or lantern to light him, and in a slippery way, scarce able to stand upon his legs, and cannot see to pick his way, nor where to step next, which is very uncomfortable and dangerous; such are blind leaders of the blind, and both in danger of slipping and falling into a ditch, ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:13

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria ,.... The ten tribes of Israel, among whom, in Ahab's time there were many false prophets, Baal's prophets, even four hundred and fifty; whose "folly" the Lord had formerly taken notice of; even their idolatry and impiety for giving into which the ten tribes had been carried captive years ago. The word F18 תפלה "insulsitatem", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt; "intulsa", Pagninus; "insulsam rem", Munster, Vatablus; "insulsum",... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing ,.... Or "but", or "so have I seen", &c.; as before observed; even in the prophets of Jerusalem, where the temple was, and where the pure worship of God was professed to be observed, and that now, at the present time; as he had formerly seen and observed what was foolish, ridiculous, and impious, in the prophets of the ten tribes, and had punished them for it; so now at this instant he sees that in the prophets of Judea... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:15

Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets ,.... Concerning the false prophets, as the Targum; their sin is before declared, and now their punishment: behold, I will feed them with wormwood ; with some bitter affliction and calamity; so the Targum, "behold, I will bring upon them distress bitter as wormwood;' they that have been fed with dainties, and lived upon the fat of the land; their views in pleasing the people with their lies being to serve their own... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you ,.... Do not hear them; stop your ears at what they say; give no credit to them. The Targum is, "do not receive the words of the false prophets that prophesy unto you:' they make you vain ; they filled their heads with vain and empty things, and their hearts with vain hopes, which deceived them; so the Targum, "they deceive you;' they taught them vain things, and made them vain and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:17

They say still unto them that despise me ,.... That despised the word, worship, and ordinances of the Lord; with such mockers and scoffers at religion, such abandoned creatures, they associated themselves; finding that their prophecies and doctrines met with approbation and success among them. The Septuagint version is, "they say to them that put away the word of the Lord"; reject it, and cast it behind their backs; see Acts 13:46 ; the Lord hath said, ye shall have peace ; all manner... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 23:17

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