Jeremiah 23:26

New American Standard Bible

"How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the deceitfulness of their own heart,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
How long will this continue in the minds of the prophets prophesying lies, prophets of the deceit of their own minds?

Hebrew Names Version
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

King James Version
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;

English Standard Version
How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,

New Century Version
How long will this continue in the minds of these lying prophets? They prophesy from their own wishful thinking.

Amplified Bible
"How long [shall this state of affairs continue]? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

World English Bible
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Howe long? Doe the prophets delite to prophecie lies, euen prophecying the deceit of their owne heart?

Legacy Standard Bible
How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy a lie, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

Berean Standard Bible
How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?

Contemporary English Version
But everything they say comes from their own twisted minds. How long can this go on?

Complete Jewish Bible
How long will this go on? Is [my word] in the hearts of prophets who are prophesying lies, who are prophesying the deceit of their own minds?

Darby Translation
How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, and who are prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Easy-to-Read Version
How long will this continue? They think up lies and then they teach them to the people.

George Lamsa Translation
How long shall there be in the mouth of the false prophets, prophecies of lies? prophecies of the deceit of their own heart?

Good News Translation
How much longer will those prophets mislead my people with the lies they have invented?

Lexham English Bible
How long will this be in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceitfulness of their hearts,

Literal Translation
How long is this there in the heart of the prophets, the prophets of lies; yea, the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
How longe wil this cotynue in the prophetes hertes, to tel lyes, and to preach the craftie sotylte of their owne herte?

American Standard Version
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Bible in Basic English
Is (my word) in the hearts of the prophets who give out false words, even the prophets of the deceit of their hearts?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
How long shall this be? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

King James Version (1611)
How long shall this bee in the heart of the prophets that prophecie lies? yea they are prophets of the deceit of their owne heart;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Howe long wyll this continue in the prophetes heart to tell lies, and preache the craftie subtiltie of their owne heart?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
How long shall these things be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?

English Revised Version
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies; even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hou longe is this thing in the herte of profetis, profesiynge a leesyng, and profesiynge the disseite of her herte?

Update Bible Version
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Webster's Bible Translation
How long shall [this] be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yes, [they are] prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

New English Translation
Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.

New King James Version
How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

New Living Translation
How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say.

New Life Bible
How long will there be lies in the hearts of those who speak false words in My name, who speak the lies of their own heart?

New Revised Standard
How long? Will the hearts of the prophets ever turn back—those who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
How long shall it be in the heart of the prophets, To be prophets of falsehood, - And prophets of the deceit of their own heart?

Douay-Rheims Bible
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and that prophesy the delusions of their own heart?

Revised Standard Version
How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,

Young's Literal Translation
Till when is it in the heart of the prophets? The prophets of falsehood, Yea, prophets of the deceit of their heart,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

Contextual Overview

⁹ As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, All my bones tremble; I have become like a drunken man, And like a man overcome by wine, Because of the LORD And because of His holy words. ¹⁰ For the land is full of adulterers; For the land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course is evil And their might is not right. ¹¹ "For both prophet and priest are defiled; Even in My house I have found their wickedness," declares the LORD. ¹² "Therefore their way will be like slippery paths to them, They will be driven away into the gloom and fall down in it; For I will bring disaster upon them, The year of their punishment," declares the LORD. ¹³ "Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. ¹⁴ "Also among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: The committing of adultery and walking in deceit; And they strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one has turned back from his wickedness. All of them have become to Me like Sodom, And her inhabitants like Gomorrah. ¹⁵ "Therefore this is what the LORD of armies says concerning the prophets: 'Behold, I am going to feed them wormwood And make them drink poisonous water, For from the prophets of Jerusalem Ungodliness has spread into all the land.'" ¹⁶ This is what the LORD of armies says: "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They tell a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the LORD. ¹⁷ "They keep saying to those who despise Me, 'The LORD has said, "You will have peace"'; And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, They say, 'Disaster will not come on you.' ¹⁸ "But who has stood in the council of the LORD, That he should see and hear His word? Who has paid attention to His word and listened?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

How: Jeremiah 4:14, Jeremiah 13:27, Psalms 4:2, Hosea 8:5, Acts 13:10

prophets of: Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 17:9, Isaiah 30:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Peter 2:13-16

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 5:31 - prophets Jeremiah 7:8 - ye trust Jeremiah 8:10 - from the prophet Jeremiah 20:6 - thy friends Jeremiah 23:14 - walk Jeremiah 23:16 - a vision Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against 2 Corinthians 5:21 - we Galatians 1:7 - pervert

Gill's Notes on the Bible

How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies?.... To invent such lies, and deceive the people, and turn them away from God; agreeably to the preceding and following verses: this shows that this was not through ignorance and inadvertence; it was a meditated and studied thing by them; they contrived it in their hearts, and they were resolute and bent upon it, and took much delight and pleasure in it; their hearts were in it, and it was in them to do as they did; and in this way they had been long, but should continue no longer. Or the words may be rendered, "how long?" h and a stop be put there, being a short abrupt expression, like that in Psalms 6:3; and the sense be, how long shall they go on thus, pretending to dreams, and visions, and revelations from the Lord, and so impose upon the people? shall they always go on after this manner? no, they shall not: and then the next words may be read, "is there any thing in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies?" i nothing that is good; truth is not there; nothing but lies and deceit; the word of God is not there, as it is with the true prophet of the Lord, "he that hath my word", as in Jeremiah 23:28; there is no fear of God, nor knowledge of him and his will, nor faith in him, nor love to him, or any regard to his honour and glory;

yea, [they are] prophets of the deceit of their own hearts; they prophesy nothing but what their own deceitful hearts suggest to them, whereby they are deceived themselves, and deceive others, 2 Timothy 3:13.

h עד מתי "quousque?" Cocceius, Schmidt; "quousque tandem", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "usque quando?" De Dieu. i היש בלב הנבאים "an est in corde prophetarum?", De Dieu, Gataker, Schmidt.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Some translate, “How long? Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and prophesy the deceit of their heart - do they purpose to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they tell one to another?”