Jeremiah 23:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-32

Here is a long lesson for the false prophets. As none were more bitter and spiteful against God's true prophets than they, so there were none on whom the true prophets were more severe, and justly. The prophet had complained to God of those false prophets (Jer. 14:13), and had often foretold that they should be involved in the common ruin; but here they have woes of their own. I. He expresses the deep concern that he was under upon this account, and what a trouble it was to him to see men who... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem - That is, the prophets of Jerusalem, while professing a pure faith, have followed the ways, and become as corrupt as the prophets of Samaria. They are all of them unto me as Sodom - Incorrigible, brutish sinners, who will as surely be destroyed as Sodom and Gomorrah were. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

Verse 14 It follows,They commit adultery, and walk in deception Expositors think that there is a change of number; but what if these words be applied to the people? as though Jeremiah had said, “When any one is an adulterer, when any one walks in deception, that is, when any one is fraudulent, they strengthen, the hands of the wicked.” And, doubtless, this sense seems here to be the most correct. Then Jeremiah shews how they surpassed other prophets in impiety, even because they dissimulated... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-40

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-40

These verses form a complete prophecy, the title of which Jeremiah himself supplies in the words, "Concerning the (false) prophets" (see below); comp. Jeremiah 46:2 ; Jeremiah 48:1 ; Jeremiah 49:1 , Jeremiah 49:7 , Jeremiah 49:23 , Jeremiah 49:28 . It is true the rendering of the Authorized Version ( Jeremiah 49:9 ), Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets , is not purely arbitrary; it is favored by the exegetical tradition represented by the Hebrew accents.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:13-14

The prophets of Samaria were no doubt guilty enough, but their offences dwindled by the side of the "horrible" transgressions of those of the southern kingdom. The prophet apparently means, not only that the former, having fewer spiritual advantages, were less responsible than the latter, but also that they had not violated the moral code so conspicuously. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

I have seen also , etc.; rather, But in the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen . Horrible; as in Jeremiah 5:30 . They commit adultery , etc.; literally, the committing adultery and the walking in lies—a much more forcible way of putting it. They are all of them ; rather, They have become all of them ; vie. either the prophets or the people in general. The inhabitants thereof ; viz. of Jerusalem. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

Prophets strengthening the hands of evildoers. Jeremiah had much to say at different times on the unfaithfulness of the prophets—how flatly opposed they were in all their conduct to that required by the duties of their office, how utterly negligent they were of the great opportunities of rebuke which were peculiarly their own. And there stands in this verse an expression which gives a climax to their evil-doings. A prophet shows himself most of all an evildoer when he upholds the hands of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

Rather, “But in the prophets of Jerusalem” etc. Their conduct is more strongly condemned than that of the Baal-priests.They strengthen ... - First by neglecting to warn and rebuke sinners: secondly by the direct influence of their bad example.They are all of them - They have become, “all of them,” i. e., the people of Jerusalem, and not the prophets only. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-32

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 23:14

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