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Jeremiah 23:19-22
The Message
Jeremiah 23:19-22
The Message
18-20 “Have any of these prophets bothered to meet with me, the true God?
bothered to take in what I have to say?
listened to and then lived out my Word?
Look out! God’s hurricane will be let loose—
my hurricane blast,
Spinning the heads of the wicked like tops!
God’s raging anger won’t let up
Until I’ve made a clean sweep,
completing the job I began.
When the job’s done,
you’ll see that it’s been well done.
Quit the “God Told Me This” Kind of Talk
21-22 “I never sent these prophets,
but they ran anyway.
I never spoke to them,
but they preached away.
If they’d have bothered to sit down and meet with me,
they’d have preached my Message to my people.
They’d have gotten them back on the right track,
gotten them out of their evil ruts.
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Jeremiah 23:19-21
New International Version
Jeremiah 23:19-21
New International Version
19 See, the storm(A) of the Lord
will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(B) swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger(C) of the Lord will not turn back(D)
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send(E) these prophets,
yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
yet they have prophesied.
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