Parallel Verses
Amplified
“I did not send [these counterfeit] prophets,
Yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
Yet they prophesied.
New American Standard Bible
But they ran.
I did not speak to them,
But they prophesied.
King James Version
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Holman Bible
yet they ran with a message.
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
International Standard Version
I didn't send these prophets, but they ran anyway. I didn't speak to them, but they prophesied.
A Conservative Version
I did not send these prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
American Standard Version
I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
Bible in Basic English
I did not send these prophets, but they went running: I said nothing to them, but they gave out the prophet's word
Darby Translation
I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Julia Smith Translation
I sent not the prophets, and they ran; I spake not to them, and they prophesied.
King James 2000
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I have not sent the prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied
Modern King James verseion
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"I have not sent these Prophets, sayeth the LORD, "and yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, and yet they preached.
NET Bible
I did not send those prophets. Yet they were in a hurry to give their message. I did not tell them anything. Yet they prophesied anyway.
New Heart English Bible
I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
The Emphasized Bible
I sent not the prophets yet they, ran, I spake not unto them yet, they, prophesied.
Webster
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
World English Bible
I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I didn't speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Youngs Literal Translation
I have not sent the prophets, and they have run, I have not spoken unto them, and they have prophesied.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 23:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithful Prophets
20
“The anger of the Lord will not turn back
Until He has set in motion and accomplished the thoughts and intentions of His heart;
In the last days you will clearly understand it.
“I did not send [these counterfeit] prophets,
Yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
Yet they prophesied.
“But if they had stood in My council,
Then they would have caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have turned My people from their evil way
And from the evil of their decisions and deeds.
Cross References
Jeremiah 14:14
Then the Lord said to me, “The [counterfeit] prophets are prophesying lies in My Name. I have neither sent them nor authorized them nor spoken to them. They are prophesying to you made-up visions [pretending to call forth responses from handmade gods], a worthless divination and the deceit of their own mind.
Jeremiah 27:15
for I have not sent them,” says the Lord, “but they are prophesying falsely in My Name, in order that I may drive you out and that you may perish, you [together] with the [false] prophets who prophesy to you.”
Jeremiah 23:32
Hear this, I am against those who have prophesied false and made-up dreams,” says the Lord, “and have told them and have made My people err and go astray by their lies and by their reckless boasting; yet I did not send them or command them nor do they benefit and enhance [the life of] these people in the slightest way,” says the Lord.
Isaiah 6:8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Jeremiah 28:15
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.
Jeremiah 29:9
for they prophesy falsely to you in My Name. I have not sent them,’ says the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:31
“Send [this message] to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam, “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, although I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie,”
John 20:21
Then Jesus said to them again,
Acts 13:4
So then, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
Romans 10:15
And how will they preach unless they are commissioned and sent [for that purpose]? Just as it is written and forever remains written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”