Jeremiah Chapter 23 verse 26 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 23:26

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
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BBE Jeremiah 23:26

Is (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?
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DARBY Jeremiah 23:26

How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
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KJV Jeremiah 23:26

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;
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WBT Jeremiah 23:26


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WEB Jeremiah 23:26

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
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YLT Jeremiah 23:26

Till when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - How long shall this be in the heart, etc.? i.e. how long shall this be their purpose, viz. to prophesy lies? But this rendering leaves out of account a second interrogative which in the Hebrew follows "how long." It is better to translate this difficult passage, with De Dieu and many moderns, thus: "How long (quousque durabit haec ipsorum impudentia)? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart; are they thinking (I say) to cause my people to forget," etc.? On this view, ver. 27 resumes the question interrupted in ver. 26.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) How long shall this be . . .?--The Hebrew text gives a double interrogative: How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, prophets of the deceit of their own hearts? Do they think to cause my people . . .? A conjectural alteration of the text gives "How long is the fire in the heart of the prophets . . .?" as if anticipating the thought of Jeremiah 23:29, and reproducing that of Jeremiah 20:9.