Jeremiah 23:16 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 23:16

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:16

Hearken not unto the words of the prophets - That is, of those who promise you safety, without requiring you to forsake your sins and turn unto the Lord; see Jeremiah 23:17 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:16

Verse 16 What is here said must have appeared very severe, and must have grievously offended the people; for Jeremiah forbade them to hear the teaching of the prophets. He indeed concedes to them the name of prophets, which was a sacred name; but yet he discredits them, and deprives them of all dignity. he speaks not of magicians or impostors, who were aliens to God’s people; he speaks not of Egyptians, or Chaldeans, or any like them, nor does he speak of the prophets of Samaria, but of those... 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 23:16

They make you vain ; i.e. fill you with vain imaginations. A similar phrase occurs in Jeremiah 2:5 , on which see note. A vision of their own heart ; the heart being the center of the intellectual as well as of the moral life, according to the Hebrew conception. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

Uninspired prophecy. The Jews were warned not to listen to the prophets, because they were not inspired by God. This fact was considered to be a sufficient proof of their inefficiency, and necessarily so, since the prophets professed to be acting as the oracles of God, and not merely indulging in their own speculations and conjectures. Herein lay the danger of their position. They held official rank as religious teachers, their claims were backed by venerated tradition, they boldly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

Speaking the vision of one's own heart. Observe— I. THERE IS THE PUTTING OF ONE 'S OWN IMAGINATION IN THE PLACE OF GOD 'S TRUTH . A prophet, divinely sent, expresses the words which God has put into his mouth, or reports the vision which God has made to rise before him. If, then, it was true that these prophets, as prophets, were speaking only the vision of their own hear% it was quite enough to condemn them. It is very possible that they had' brought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16-22

A warning addressed to the people against the false prophecies (comp. Ezekiel 13:1-23 .). read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 23:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:1-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:9-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 23:16-22

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