The Meaning of Jeremiah 23:34 Explained

Jeremiah 23:34

KJV: And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.

YLT: And the prophet, and the priest, and the people, That saith, The burden of Jehovah, I have seen after that man, and after his house.

Darby: And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I will even punish that man and his house.

ASV: And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of Jehovah, I will even punish that man and his house.

Discover Jeremiah 23:34

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 23:34?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 23:34 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 23:34 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 23:34?

What is the context of Jeremiah 23:34?

False Prophecy (Jeremiah 23:33-40)
The Oracle-Burden .[ v .] of the Lord (Jeremiah 23:33-40)
The Burden of the Lord (Jeremiah 23:33-40)
False Prophecies and False Prophets (Jeremiah 23:33-40)
The Unfaithful Prophets (Jeremiah 23:9-40)
Lying Prophets (Jeremiah 23:9-40)
False Prophets and Empty Oracles (Jeremiah 23:9-40)
False Prophets Denounced (Jeremiah 23:9-40)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [as for] the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.

What does Jeremiah 23:34 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Anyone who claimed to have a message from the Lord but did not would incur God"s punishment (cf. Revelation 22:18). Anyone who used the word "burden" in a sneering way would receive God"s vengeance on himself and his family.

Context Summary

Jeremiah 23:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock

It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.

God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 23

¹ He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock
⁵ Christ shall rule and save them
⁹ Against false prophets;
³³ and mockers of the true prophets

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 23:34 mean?

And [as for] the prophet and the priest and the people who say the oracle of Yahweh and even I will punish upon man that and his house

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא וְהַכֹּהֵן֙ וְהָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֖ר מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּפָקַדְתִּ֛י עַל־ הָאִ֥ישׁ הַה֖וּא וְעַל־ בֵּיתֽוֹ

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא	And [as for] the prophet
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
וְהַכֹּהֵן֙	and the priest
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהָעָ֔ם	and the people
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
יֹאמַ֖ר	say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מַשָּׂ֣א	the oracle
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַשָּׂא Sense: load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting.
יְהוָ֑ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וּפָקַדְתִּ֛י	and even I will punish
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: פָּקַד Sense: to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for.
עַל־	upon
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָאִ֥ישׁ	man
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
הַה֖וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
בֵּיתֽוֹ	his house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.

What are the major concepts related to Jeremiah 23:34?

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