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Themes in Jeremiah 23

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Themes in Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23:1 (show verse)

“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture!” declares the Lord.

Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” declares the Lord.

Church » Compared to a flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
God's Flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Scatter the flock
Shepherds » FALSE » Scatter the flock
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
FALSE » Shepherds » Scatter the flock

Jeremiah 23:3 (show verse)

“Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.

Captivity of israel and judah » Return from
Israel » Kings of judah » Return of
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Jews, the » Called God's people » Return of
Return of the jews » From captivity
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors

Jeremiah 23:4 (show verse)

I will also raise up shepherds over them and they will tend them; and they will not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord.

Christian ministers » Servants » Shepherds
Church » Compared to a flock » Ministers as under-shepherds of
God's Flock » Starving the
Israel/jews » The remnant of israel
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » Preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Work of preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Remuneration of » Shepherds
Names » Of ministers » Shepherds
Religious » Support of unfaithful » As shepherds to feed the flock
Shepherds » Illustrative » Ministers » Of the gospel
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
Titles and names of ministers » Shepherds

Jeremiah 23:5 (show verse)

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous

Branch;

And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

Branch » Figurative » A title of Christ
Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Branch
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, our righteousness
Jesus Christ, King » Foretold
David » King of israel » Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah our righteousness
Jesus Christ » Names of » Branch
Jesus Christ » Names of » Righteous branch
Justice » Christ, an example of
Prophecies respecting Christ » As the seed of david
Righteousness » Of Christ

Jeremiah 23:6 (show verse)

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His name by which He will be called,
‘The Lord our righteousness.’

Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, our righteousness
God » Remember » Righteousness of
God's Promises » Of reward for spiritual service » Of safety
Israel/jews » The lord saving israel
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah our righteousness
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord, the, our righteousness
Jesus Christ » Names of » Lord our righteousness
Justification before God » Under the gospel » By imputation of Christ's righteousness
Names » Of God » Jehovah-tsidkenu
Names » Of Christ » Lord our righteousness
Righteousness » Of God
Righteousness » Christ » Shall execute
Righteousness imputed » Christ called the lord of our righteousness

Jeremiah 23:7 (show verse)

“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,’

Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely

Jeremiah 23:8 (show verse)

but, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ Then they will live on their own soil.”

Branch of jesse » The coming of the branch of jesse
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely

Jeremiah 23:9 (show verse)

As for the prophets:
My heart is broken within me,
All my bones tremble;
I have become like a drunken man,
Even like a man overcome with wine,
Because of the Lord
And because of His holy words.

Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
God, Holiness of » Exhibited in his » Words
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:10 (show verse)

For the land is full of adulterers;
For the land mourns because of the curse.
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
Their course also is evil
And their might is not right.

Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Oaths » The jews » Condemned for profane
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
profane Swearing » Nations visited for

Jeremiah 23:11 (show verse)

“For both prophet and priest are polluted;
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the Lord.

Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Leaders » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Ministers » Support of » Unfaithful, general references to
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Corrupt
False prophets » Described as » Immoral and profane
Religious » Support of » Unfaithful ministers, general references to
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:12 (show verse)

“Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them,
They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it;
For I will bring calamity upon them,
The year of their punishment,” declares the Lord.

Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Corrupt
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
The wicked » Guilt of » Insecurity of
Years » Illustrative » (of visitation,) of severe judgments

Jeremiah 23:13 (show verse)

“Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing:
They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the kingdom of israel
Evil » Who strengthens the hands of evildoers
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
False prophets » The people » Led into error by
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:14 (show verse)

“Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing:
The committing of adultery and walking in falsehood;
And they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one has turned back from his wickedness.
All of them have become to Me like Sodom,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.

Evil » Who strengthens the hands of evildoers
Gomorrah » Destroyed
Lying » False prophets addicted to
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
False prophets » Described as » Immoral and profane
False prophets » The people » Taught profaneness and sin by
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sodom » Wickedness of the inhabitants of

Jeremiah 23:15 (show verse)

“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets,
‘Behold, I am going to feed them wormwood
And make them drink poisonous water,
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
Pollution has gone forth into all the land.’”

Evil » Influences » Evil influences emanate from the unGodly
Influence » Evil influences emanate from the unGodly
evil Influences » Evil influences emanate from the unGodly
Prophecy » Punishment for » Pretending to the gift of
False prophets » The people » Taught profaneness and sin by
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Wormwood » Figurative

Jeremiah 23:16 (show verse)

Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.
They are leading you into futility;
They speak a vision of their own imagination,
Not from the mouth of the Lord.

false Doctrines » Should be avoided by » All men
Heart » Those that walk in the imagination of their heart
False prophets » The people » Warned not to listen to
False prophets » Prophesied » Out of their own heart
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » False prophets pretended to have seen

Jeremiah 23:17 (show verse)

“They keep saying to those who despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”’;
And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,
They say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’

Evil » The whole » Imagination
Heart » Those that walk in the imagination of their heart
False prophets » Prophesied » Peace, when there was no peace
False prophets » Pretended to be sent by God
Self-will » Exhibited in » Walking in the counsels of an evil heart
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Walking in the counsels of an evil heart
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart

Jeremiah 23:18 (show verse)

“But who has stood in the council of the Lord,
That he should see and hear His word?
Who has given heed to His word and listened?

Anger » The anger of the lord
False prophets » Pretended to be sent by God
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:19 (show verse)

“Behold, the storm of the Lord has gone forth in wrath,
Even a whirling tempest;
It will swirl down on the head of the wicked.

Anger » The anger of the lord
Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Whirlwind » Called the whirlwind of the lord
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the judgment of God

Jeremiah 23:20 (show verse)

“The anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart;

In the last days you will clearly understand it.

Anger » The anger of the lord
God, Faithfulness of » Manifested » In executing his judgments
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:21 (show verse)

“I did not send these prophets,
But they ran.
I did not speak to them,
But they prophesied.

False prophets » Not sent or commissioned by God
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:22 (show verse)

“But if they had stood in My council,
Then they would have announced My words to My people,
And would have turned them back from their evil way
And from the evil of their deeds.

Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
national Sins » Ministers should » Try to turn the people from

Jeremiah 23:23 (show verse)

“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord,
“And not a God far off?

Closeness » The lord being near
God » Mercy of » Nearness of
God » Is declared to be » Omnipresent
Nearness to God » General references to
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:24 (show verse)

“Can a man hide himself in hiding places
So I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
“Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.

Attributes of God » Omnipresence
Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
God » Remember » Searcher, as
God » Mercy of » Omnipresence of
God » Fills heaven and earth
Heaven » God » Fills
Hiding » Nobody being able to hide from the lord
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Knowledge » God's » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Omnipresence » The lord filling heaven and earth
Searcher of hearts » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Secret sins » Men's hearts searched by jehovah
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Omnipresent

Jeremiah 23:25 (show verse)

“I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Prophets » FALSE
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:26 (show verse)

How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

Deceit » False teachers » Preach
Deceit » Preach
Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Prophets » FALSE
False prophets » Prophesied » Out of their own heart
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:27 (show verse)

who intend to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they relate to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal?

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Forgetting God » Encouraged by false teachers
Prophets » FALSE
False prophets » The people » Made to forget God's name by
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:28 (show verse)

The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord.

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dream » Instances of » Revelations by
Dreams » General references to
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Faithfulness » Exhibited in » Declaring the word of God
False prophets » Often pretended to dreams, &c
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Wheat » Chaff of

Jeremiah 23:29 (show verse)

“Is not My word like fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock?

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Fire » Figurative » Judgments
Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
God » Mighty in its influence » A crushing hammer
Hammer » Figurative
Power » Of the word » A crushing hammer
Rocks » Hammers used for breaking
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
The bible » Mighty in its influence » A crushing hammer
The word of God » Mighty in its influence » A crushing hammer
Word » As weapon » A crushing hammer
Word » Power of » A crushing hammer

Jeremiah 23:30 (show verse)

Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who steal My words from each other.

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Profit » Who does not profit others
Prophets » FALSE
False prophets » The people » Deprived of God's word by
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Theft » Illustrates the guilt of false teachers

Jeremiah 23:31 (show verse)

Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who use their tongues and declare, ‘The Lord declares.’

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Profit » Who does not profit others
Prophets » FALSE
False prophets » Pretended to be sent by God
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send

Jeremiah 23:32 (show verse)

Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams,” declares the Lord, “and related them and led My people astray by their falsehoods and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them or command them, nor do they furnish this people the slightest benefit,” declares the Lord.

Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dreams » False prophets » Condemned for pretending to
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Profit » Who does not profit others
Prophets » FALSE
False prophets » Often pretended to dreams, &c
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Vanity » False teaching is but

Jeremiah 23:33 (show verse)

“Now when this people or the prophet or a priest asks you saying, ‘What is the

oracle of the Lord?’ then you shall say to them, ‘What oracle?’ The Lord declares, ‘I will abandon you.’

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