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The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Jeremiah 5:31 — KJV
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Jeremiah 5:31
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Jeremiah 5:31
Verse 31 of 31
Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 5:31
Theological / DevotionalProphesy falsely. Literally, “prophesy with a he.”
By their means. Literally, “according to their hands,” that is, at their direction. The priests exercised their functions in subservience to these false prophets. This subservience of the priests to the false prophets is illustrated in ch. 29:24-26.
Love to have it so. Undoubtedly this explains the success of the false prophets and the priests. They catered to that which appealed to the heart of the populace. The people were willingly misled.
The end. The united wickedness of the leaders and the people made an “end” inevitable. The nation was challenged to give consideration to that sober fact. While the false prophets thought only of the present and their immediate prosperity, Jeremiah was concerned with the ultimate fate of the nation in the future.
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