Jeremiah 23:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

They say still - Hebrew, say in saying - i:e., say incessantly.

Ye shall have peace - (Zechariah 10:2, "The diviners have seen a lie; they comfort in vain").

Imagination - Hebrew, obstinacy (Jeremiah 13:10, margin).

No evil shall come - (Micah 3:11).

Jeremiah 23:17

17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imaginationd of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.