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Jeremiah 23:33

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 23:33

Verse 33 of 40

Scripture focus

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What [is] the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 23:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 23:33

Theological / Devotional

Burden. Heb. massa’, “an utterance” (see on Isa. 13:1).

What burden? Evidently the false prophets haughtily demanded what divine utterance Jeremiah had for them. The repetition of the question conveys a feeling of irony. The LXX and the Vulgate read, “Ye are the burden”; that is, the message is about you and for you.

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