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Jeremiah Chapter 23 (Passion Bible)

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¹ Yahweh declares, “Doomed are the shepherds who scatter the sheep of my pasture and cause them to be destroyed!

² Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, say to the shepherds of my people: You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and failed to take care of them. So, I will be sure to take care of you and deal with you for your evil,” Yahweh declares.

³ “But I will gather the remnant of my flock from all the countries where I have scattered them and will bring them back to their folds where they will thrive and increase in number.”

⁴ Yahweh declares, “I will raise up faithful shepherds to shepherd them; ones who will really care for them. There will be no more fear or terror for them anymore, and not one will be missing.

⁵ “Listen to me! I, the Lord, promise you that a time is coming when I will raise up a righteous Branch,[1] who will sprout from David’s lineage. He will rule as their King, and his reign will prosper with wisdom and understanding. He will succeed in bringing justice and righteousness to all.

⁶ Under his rule, Judah and Israel will be kept safe and secure. He will be known by this name: Yahweh, Our Righteousness![2]

⁷ “So I, Yahweh, declare that a day is coming when people will no longer say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought the Israelites out of Egypt,’

⁸ but rather, ‘As surely as Yahweh lives, who brought the Israelites back from the land of the north and from all the lands to which he had banished them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.”

⁹ Concerning the prophets:

¹⁰ The land is full of people unfaithful[4] to him;

¹¹ Yahweh declares, “Even the prophets and priests are ungodly!

¹² So the paths they take will be dark and slippery.

¹³ The prophets of Samaria[6] were disgusting[7] to me!

¹⁴ And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalem do horrible acts:

¹⁵ “I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, say this about the prophets:

¹⁶ So I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, say:

¹⁷ “They keep saying to those who despise me,[11] ‘Yahweh has spoken: You will have peace!’ And to those who follow their own stubborn ways, they prophesy, ‘No disaster will touch you.’

¹⁸ “Yet which of these prophets

¹⁹ Behold, Yahweh’s anger is like

²⁰ Yahweh’s anger will not relent

²¹ Yahweh says: “I did not send these so-called prophets,

²² Had they been present in my divine council and heard my words,

²³ “Am I just a God nearby,” demands Yahweh, “and not a God who is both near and far away?[15]

²⁴ Can anyone hide somewhere in secret where I do not see him?” declares Yahweh. “Is there anywhere in heaven or on earth where I am not present?” declares Yahweh.

²⁵ “I have heard the lies of those prophets who claim to have received a message from me. ‘I dreamed a dream,’ they say, ‘I dreamed a dream!’

²⁶ How long must this go on? These prophets of falsehood preach illusions from their own minds.

²⁷ Their dreams, by which one tries to outdo the other, make my people forget me just as their ancestors forgot me in favor of Baal.

²⁸ Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. For what do straw and grain have in common?”[16] declares Yahweh.

²⁹ “Is not my word like a mighty fire? Is it not like a powerful hammer shattering a rock in pieces?”[17] declares Yahweh.

³⁰ “So then I, Yahweh, affirm that I am against the prophets who steal prophetic words from someone else and yet affirm that they came from me!

³¹ I am against the lying prophets who make up their prophecies and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’

³² I am against the prophets who boast in their lies,” declares Yahweh. “They lead my people astray by their lying prophecies, dreams, and exaggerations.[18] I affirm that I never sent them or commissioned them; they are no good at all for these people,” declares Yahweh.

³³ “Jeremiah, when these people, a prophet, or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden[19] of Yahweh’s heart?’ you must answer, ‘Yahweh declares, “You are my burden, and I will cast you aside!” ’

³⁴ “If any of you flippantly says, ‘This is Yahweh’s message,’ I will punish you and your household, even if you are a prophet or a priest.

³⁵ Instead, you must ask each other, ‘What has Yahweh said?’ or ‘What is Yahweh’s answer?’

³⁶ But stop using the expression ‘This is Yahweh’s message,’ for their message is nothing more than their own opinion. Otherwise, you distort the words of Yahweh our God, the living God, the Commander of Angel Armies.

³⁷ “This is the way to speak to a prophet: ‘What has Yahweh said?’ or ‘What answer has Yahweh given you?’

³⁸ But if you disobey me and say, ‘The message of Yahweh,’ though I spoke to you and told you not to say, ‘The message of Yahweh,’

³⁹ then believe me, I will pick you up[20] and fling you from my presence. And I will also do the same thing to the city I gave to you and your ancestors.

⁴⁰ I will bring down everlasting shame on you, everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.”

#	Passion Bible
1	Yahweh declares, “Doomed are the shepherds who scatter the sheep of my pasture and cause them to be destroyed!
2	Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, say to the shepherds of my people: You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and failed to take care of them. So, I will be sure to take care of you and deal with you for your evil,” Yahweh declares.
3	“But I will gather the remnant of my flock from all the countries where I have scattered them and will bring them back to their folds where they will thrive and increase in number.”
4	Yahweh declares, “I will raise up faithful shepherds to shepherd them; ones who will really care for them. There will be no more fear or terror for them anymore, and not one will be missing.
5	“Listen to me! I, the Lord, promise you that a time is coming when I will raise up a righteous Branch,[1] who will sprout from David’s lineage. He will rule as their King, and his reign will prosper with wisdom and understanding. He will succeed in bringing justice and righteousness to all.
6	Under his rule, Judah and Israel will be kept safe and secure. He will be known by this name: Yahweh, Our Righteousness![2]
7	“So I, Yahweh, declare that a day is coming when people will no longer say, ‘As Yahweh lives, who brought the Israelites out of Egypt,’
8	but rather, ‘As surely as Yahweh lives, who brought the Israelites back from the land of the north and from all the lands to which he had banished them.’ Then they will dwell in their own land.”
9	Concerning the prophets:
10	The land is full of people unfaithful[4] to him;
11	Yahweh declares, “Even the prophets and priests are ungodly!
12	So the paths they take will be dark and slippery.
13	The prophets of Samaria[6] were disgusting[7] to me!
14	And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalem do horrible acts:
15	“I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, say this about the prophets:
16	So I, Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, say:
17	“They keep saying to those who despise me,[11] ‘Yahweh has spoken: You will have peace!’ And to those who follow their own stubborn ways, they prophesy, ‘No disaster will touch you.’
18	“Yet which of these prophets
19	Behold, Yahweh’s anger is like
20	Yahweh’s anger will not relent
21	Yahweh says: “I did not send these so-called prophets,
22	Had they been present in my divine council and heard my words,
23	“Am I just a God nearby,” demands Yahweh, “and not a God who is both near and far away?[15]
24	Can anyone hide somewhere in secret where I do not see him?” declares Yahweh. “Is there anywhere in heaven or on earth where I am not present?” declares Yahweh.
25	“I have heard the lies of those prophets who claim to have received a message from me. ‘I dreamed a dream,’ they say, ‘I dreamed a dream!’
26	How long must this go on? These prophets of falsehood preach illusions from their own minds.
27	Their dreams, by which one tries to outdo the other, make my people forget me just as their ancestors forgot me in favor of Baal.
28	Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. For what do straw and grain have in common?”[16] declares Yahweh.
29	“Is not my word like a mighty fire? Is it not like a powerful hammer shattering a rock in pieces?”[17] declares Yahweh.
30	“So then I, Yahweh, affirm that I am against the prophets who steal prophetic words from someone else and yet affirm that they came from me!
31	I am against the lying prophets who make up their prophecies and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’
32	I am against the prophets who boast in their lies,” declares Yahweh. “They lead my people astray by their lying prophecies, dreams, and exaggerations.[18] I affirm that I never sent them or commissioned them; they are no good at all for these people,” declares Yahweh.
33	“Jeremiah, when these people, a prophet, or a priest asks you, ‘What is the burden[19] of Yahweh’s heart?’ you must answer, ‘Yahweh declares, “You are my burden, and I will cast you aside!” ’
34	“If any of you flippantly says, ‘This is Yahweh’s message,’ I will punish you and your household, even if you are a prophet or a priest.
35	Instead, you must ask each other, ‘What has Yahweh said?’ or ‘What is Yahweh’s answer?’
36	But stop using the expression ‘This is Yahweh’s message,’ for their message is nothing more than their own opinion. Otherwise, you distort the words of Yahweh our God, the living God, the Commander of Angel Armies.
37	“This is the way to speak to a prophet: ‘What has Yahweh said?’ or ‘What answer has Yahweh given you?’
38	But if you disobey me and say, ‘The message of Yahweh,’ though I spoke to you and told you not to say, ‘The message of Yahweh,’
39	then believe me, I will pick you up[20] and fling you from my presence. And I will also do the same thing to the city I gave to you and your ancestors.
40	I will bring down everlasting shame on you, everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.”

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