Jeremiah 23:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Jeremiah 23:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I have seen folly ... - Rather, “Also I have seen.” The prophet contrasts the prophets of Samaria with those of Jerusalem. In the conduct of the former God saw folly (literally that which is...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophets. Jeremiah is overcome by the stern message given him to deliver. The evil of the land is encouraged by prophet and priest ( Jeremiah 6:13 ), even the Temple being dishonoured ( 2 Kings...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

These two verses are to be read together; for there is no doubt but that the Prophet here compares the false prophets, who had corrupted God’s worship in the kingdom of Israel, with those in Je...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria - This was not to be wondered at, for their...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have seen folly— Jeremiah draws a contrast between the sins of the prophets of Samaria, and of Jerusalem, and pronounces those of the latter to be more enormous, because the former seduced the pe...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. I have seen folly - literally, insipidity unsavouriness ( Job 6:6 ) not having t...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-4. A remnant shall return.
Jeremiah 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I have seen folly... — Literally, as in Job 6:6 , that which is unsavoury — i.e., insipid, and so, ethically, foolish. The guilt of the prophets of Samaria cannot be passed over, but it is n...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VIII BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS Jeremiah 23:1-40 , Jeremiah 24:1-10 "Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1 "Of what avail i...
Jeremiah 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus passed in review the predecessors of Zedekiah on the throne of Judah, the prophet proceeded to deal with those who had been responsible for the failure of the people, the false kings and...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Prophet is here representing the horrible state of false prophets, and the awful termination of such conduct. A portion suited not only to the days of Jeremiah but to all ages of the Church. Lord...
Jeremiah 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria ,.... The ten tribes of Israel, among whom, in Ahab's time there were many false prophets, Baal's prophets, even four hundred and fifty; whose "folly...
Jeremiah 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. Ver. 13. And I have seen folly. ] Heb., Insalsity. Folly is as unpleasant to the inte...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have seen Rather, I saw , namely, formerly, before I cast them out of their own land; folly Hebrew, תפלה, stupidity, infatuation. The LXX. render it, ανομηματα, iniquities , or unlawful act...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Guilt of False Prophets. B. C. 600. 9 Mine heart within me is broken because of the pr...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

There was a time when I saw folly in the prophets that belonged to the ten tribes, whose chief city was Samaria. The word translated folly signifies unsavoury, or an absurd thing. Our Saviour com...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Diatribe Against The Prophets, Headed As ‘Concerning The Prophets' ( Jeremiah 23:9-40 ). Having set right the vision of the future, Jeremiah now turns on those who had been distorting t...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —The chapter is an epilogue to the denunciations of the three kings in chap. 22. It must have been written and proclaimed about the begin...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 23:1 . Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. What a dreadful woe this is upon all false shepherds, those who profess to be sent of God...
Jeremiah 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 23:1 . Woe be to the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep. Princes are often called pastors, as Cyrus, Isaiah 44:28 , because they enforce the laws and protect the people. Shallum,...
Jeremiah 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The first eight verses form the necessary conclusion of the group of discourses summarized in Jeremiah 21:1-24 ; Jeremiah 22:1-24 . Like Isaiah, our prophet follows up denunciation...
Jeremiah 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Against the False Prophets
Jeremiah 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 33:9 ; Hosea 9:7 ; Hosea 9:8 ; Isaiah 9:16 ; Jeremiah 2:8
Jeremiah 23:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They prophesied — Pretending they had their instructions from Baal, and so caused the ten tribes to err, which then were called Israel in contradistinction to Judah.

Jeremiah 23:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 23:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 23:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Jeremiah 23:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 23:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 23:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jeremiah 23:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes