Jeremiah Chapter 23 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 23:21

I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
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BBE Jeremiah 23:21

I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word.
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DARBY Jeremiah 23:21

I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
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KJV Jeremiah 23:21

I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
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WEB Jeremiah 23:21

I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I didn't speak to them, yet they prophesied.
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YLT Jeremiah 23:21

I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 21, 22. - In vers. 17-20 Jeremiah has shown that these cannot be true prophets, because their message is diametrically opposed to the true revelation. He now proves it from the absence of any moral effect from their preaching.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Yet they ran.--The image is that of messengers who rush eagerly, as from the king's council-chamber, on their self-appointed mission, without waiting for the command of the Master in whose name they profess to come. (Comp. the question, "Who will go for us?" in Isaiah 6:8.)