Jeremiah 23:21

New English Translation

²¹I did not send those prophets,
yet they were in a hurry to give their message.^[a]
I did not tell them anything,
yet they prophesied anyway.

Jeremiah 23:21 tn Heb “Yet they ran.”sn The image is that of a messenger bearing news from the king. See 2 Sam 18:19-24; Jer 51:31; Isa 40:9; 52:7; and Hab 2:2 (the tablet/scroll bore the message the runner was to read to the intended recipients of his message). Their message has been given in v. 17 (see notes there for cross references).

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