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Jeremiah 23:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Even among the prophets of Samaria, had I seen a foolish thing,—They prophesied by Baal, And led astray my people Israel.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people—Israel—to err.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied in Baal and deceived my people Israel.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And I haue seene foolishnesse in the prophets of Samaria, that prophecied in Baal, ? caused my people Israel to erre.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And I haue seene folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophecied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to erre.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And I have seen falsehood in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal and caused my people Israel to err.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And in the prophets of Samaria I have seen lawless deeds; they prophesied by Baal, and led my people Israel astray.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And I have seen folly in the prophets of Shomron; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Yisrael to err.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And I have seen 7200
{7200} Prime
רָאָה
ra'ah
{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
folly 8604
{8604} Prime
תִּפְלָה
tiphlah
{tif-law'}
From the same as H8602; frivolity.
in the prophets 5030
{5030} Prime
נָבִיא
nabiy'
{naw-bee'}
From H5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man.
of Šömrôn שֹׁמרוֹן; 8111
{8111} Prime
שֹׁמְרוֹן
Shom@rown
{sho-mer-one'}
From the active participle of H8104; watch station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.
they prophesied 5012
{5012} Prime
נָבָא
naba'
{naw-baw'}
A primitive root; to prophesy, that is, speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse).
z8694
<8694> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 157
in Bä`al בָּעַל, 1168
{1168} Prime
בַּעַל
Ba`al
{bah'-al}
The same as H1167; Baal, a Phoenician deity.
and caused x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
my people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
Yiŝrä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל 3478
{3478} Prime
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisra'el
{yis-raw-ale'}
From H8280 and H0410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity.
to err. 8582
{8582} Prime
תָּעָה
ta`ah
{taw-aw'}
A primitive root; to vacillate, that is, reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causatively of both.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Jeremiah 23:13

_ _ folly — literally, “insipidity,” “unsavoriness” (Job 6:6), not having the salt of godliness (Colossians 4:6).

_ _ in Baal — in the name of Baal; in connection with his worship (see Jeremiah 2:8).

_ _ caused ... to err — (Isaiah 9:16).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Jeremiah 23:9-32.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Jeremiah 23:13

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.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
folly:
or, an absurd thing, Heb. unsavoury

prophets:

Hosea 9:7-8 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. ... The watchman of Ephraim [was] with my God: [but] the prophet [is] a snare of a fowler in all his ways, [and] hatred in the house of his God.

prophesied:

Jeremiah 2:8 The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.
1 Kings 18:18-21 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. ... And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
1 Kings 18:25-28 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress [it] first; for ye [are] many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire [under]. ... And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
1 Kings 18:40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

and:

2 Chronicles 33:9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, [and] to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
Isaiah 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

1K 18:18, 25, 40. 2Ch 33:9. Is 9:16. Jr 2:8. Ho 9:7.

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