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Jeremiah 29:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 29:23

Verse 23 of 32

Scripture focus

Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and [am] a witness, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:23

Theological / Devotional

Villany. Literally, “senselessness,” “folly,” from a word in Hebrew that carries the suggestion of unchastity (see Gen. 34:7; Deut. 22:21; Judges 19:23, 24). This shows that these leaders, Ahab and Zedekiah, like their fellows in Jerusalem, lived base and profligate lives (see Jer. 23:14).

Even I know. These false religious leaders must have deceived the people into believing them to be men of good moral character. If the adulteries of the false prophets were known, they would lose their influence over the minds of the people. God here opened to the view of all a record of the sinful conduct of these apostate prophets.

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