Jeremiah 23:17
Jeremiah · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“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.”Jeremiah 23:17
What Does Jeremiah 23:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 23:17 is found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 23, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Peace (Shalom).
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Jeremiah 23:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 6:14“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”Micah 3:11“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”Jeremiah 13:10“This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.”Amos 9:10“All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.”Micah 2:11“If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.”Deuteronomy 29:19“And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:”Isaiah 30:10“Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:”Jeremiah 5:12“They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:”Jeremiah 8:11“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.”Jeremiah 9:14“But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:”Jeremiah 14:13“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.”Jeremiah 23:31“Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.”Ezekiel 13:19“And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?”Micah 3:5“Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.”Numbers 11:20“But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?”1 Kings 13:18“He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.”Ecclesiastes 11:9“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”Jeremiah 3:17“At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.”Jeremiah 18:18“Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”Jeremiah 37:19“Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?”
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