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Jeremiah 23

Jeremiah 23 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 23 (40 verses)): Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon yo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Judah , Baal , Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Sodom . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Major & Minor Prophets of Israel—Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Jeremiah 23:23 : "Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?"; Jeremiah 23:1 : "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord."; Jeremiah 23:31 : "Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.". Related canonical books and chapters: Jeremiah 23 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 23 (40 verses)), Jeremiah (Old Testament • 52 Chapters), Acts 23 ( Acts • Chapter 23 (35 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah • Chapter 23 (40 verses)

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon yo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Judah , Baal , Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Sodom .

Jeremiah
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 52 Chapters

Jeremiah (Old Testament, 52 chapters). Key figures: Hilkiah , Benjamin , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ). Key places: Anathoth , Jerusalem , Egypt , Baal , Kittim , Kedar . Opens with: "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin :..."

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Overview of Jeremiah recounting the weeping prophet's courageous proclamation of Babylonian exile as divine justice, alongside the glorious promise of a New Covenant written upon human hearts.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

צֶמַח
semah (ṣemaḥ) [TSEH-makh]
H6780 Hebrew noun masculine 12x
Branch, sprout, shoot (Messianic Title)

Vegetative shoot, branch; technical Messianic title in the prophets for the Davidic heir: 'The Branch of the LORD' (Isaiah 4:2, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15, Zechariah 3:8, 6:12).

Derivation: From צָמַח (H6779) to sprout, spring up.
כּוֹס
kos (kôs) [kose]
H3563 Hebrew noun feminine 33x
cup, goblet (Cup of Wrath / Salvation)

Cup, goblet; powerful prophetic symbol of divine retribution ('cup of the wine of wrath', Jeremiah 25:15) and grateful celebration ('cup of salvation', Psalm 116:13).

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to hold.
Acts 23
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Acts • Chapter 23 (35 verses)

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wal... Mentions: Jerusalem , Rome , Caesarea , Antipatris , Cilicia .

Luke 23
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Luke • Chapter 23 (56 verses)

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , Joseph , Galilee , Jerusalem .

Matthew 23
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Matthew • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses ' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abel , Jerusalem .

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel • Chapter 23 (29 verses)

Then they told David , saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah , and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah . And Da... Mentions: David, Judah , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Keilah, Ziph 1 , Gibeah 1 , Hachilah , Jeshimon .

2 Chronicles 23
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (21 verses)

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham , and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed , and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah , and Elishaphat the son of Zichri , into covenant with him. And they ... Mentions: Azariah (or Uzziah), Jeroham , Ishmael , Obed , Adaiah , Jerusalem , Baal .

2 Kings 23
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2 Kings • Chapter 23 (37 verses)

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem . And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and g... Mentions: Judah, Hilkiah , Baal , Joshua , Nathan , Jerusalem, Kidron , Geba 1 , Topheth .

2 Samuel 23
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2 Samuel • Chapter 23 (39 verses)

Now these be the last words of David . David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet psalmist of Israel , said, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of Israel said, the Rock ... Mentions: David, Jesse , Jacob/Israel, Eleazar , Zeruiah , Adullam , Rephaim , Kabzeel , Moab , Abiezer .

Deuteronomy 23
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Deuteronomy • Chapter 23 (25 verses)

He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. An Ammonite or Mo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Pethor , Mesopotamia .

Exodus 23
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Exodus • Chapter 23 (33 verses)

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.... Mentions: Egypt .

Ezekiel 23
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Ezekiel • Chapter 23 (49 verses)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt ; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. Mentions: Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Assyria , Chaldea .

Genesis 23
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Genesis • Chapter 23 (20 verses)

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and s... Mentions: Hebron , Canaan , Abram/Abraham, Ephron 1 , Machpelah , Mamre .

Isaiah 23
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Isaiah • Chapter 23 (18 verses)

The burden of Tyre . Howl, ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And b... Mentions: Tyre , Tarshish , Kittim , Egypt .

Jeremiah 1
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Jeremiah • Chapter 1 (19 verses)

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin : To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah , in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Jos... Mentions: Hilkiah , Benjamin , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Anathoth , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 2
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Jeremiah • Chapter 2 (37 verses)

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem , saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holin... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Baal , Judah , Jerusalem , Egypt , Kittim , Kedar .

Jeremiah 3
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Jeremiah • Chapter 3 (25 verses)

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord. Lift up thine eyes unto the high... Mentions: Josiah , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zion , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah • Chapter 4 (31 verses)

If thou wilt return, O Israel , saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in h... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Dan , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Zion .

Jeremiah 5
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Jeremiah • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem , and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear fa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 6
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Jeremiah • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate ... Mentions: Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tekoa , Zion , Sheba .

Jeremiah 7
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Jeremiah • Chapter 7 (34 verses)

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah , that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel , Amend... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Ephraim , Shiloh , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Jeremiah 8
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Jeremiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah , and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem , out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the... Mentions: Judah , Dan , Jerusalem , Zion , Gilead .

Jeremiah 9
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Jeremiah • Chapter 9 (26 verses)

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Ammon , Moab , Jerusalem , Zion , Egypt , Edom.

Dead Sea Scrolls — The Temple Scroll (11Q19) Column 23
IMAGE • manuscripts

The longest scroll found at Qumran detailing God's divine architectural blueprint for the Temple.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0
Jeremiah 10
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Jeremiah • Chapter 10 (25 verses)

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel : Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Tarshish , Uphaz .

Erastus Inscription — Corinth City Treasurer (Romans 16:23)
IMAGE • archaeology

Paved limestone plaza inscription in ancient Corinth reading 'Erastus in return for his aedileship laid this pavement at his own expense'.

Ancient Near Eastern Scribes and Stonemasons • The British Museum / Israel Antiquities Authority CC-BY-SA 4.0
Bulla of Baruch Son of Neriah — Clay Seal of Jeremiah's Scribe
IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay sealing reading 'Belonging to Berekhyahu, son of Neriyahu, the scribe' matching Jeremiah 36:4 .

Baruch ben Neriah (Biblical Scribe) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
IMAGE • maps

Extended 3-year ministry in Ephesus , visit to Macedonia and Greece , and journey to Jerusalem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Rembrandt — Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (1630)
IMAGE • artwork

The sorrowful prophet resting his head as the city of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple burn in the distance.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Rijksmuseum / Historical Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0

Scripture Passages (24)

Jeremiah 23:23 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

Jeremiah 23:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:31 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.

Jeremiah 23:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

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

Jeremiah 23:40 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.

Jeremiah 23:11 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:30 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

Jeremiah 23:37 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

Jeremiah 23:25 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

Jeremiah 23:13 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria ; they prophesied in Baal , and caused my people Israel to err.

Jeremiah 23:29 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah , saying,

And upon Kiriathaim , and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,

Jeremiah 23:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

Dedan , and Tema , and Buz , and all that are in the utmost corners,

Jeremiah 23:19 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

Jeremiah 23:26 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

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;

But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone.

Jeremiah 23:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE Lord OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Jeremiah 23:24 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 23:35 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

Jeremiah 23:34 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.

Jeremiah 23:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23 KJV

And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

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