The Meaning of Jeremiah 23:13 Explained

Jeremiah 23:13

KJV: And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

YLT: And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people -- Israel -- to err.

Darby: And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

ASV: And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

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What is the context of Jeremiah 23:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

What does Jeremiah 23:13 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The prophets of Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom, had offended the Lord by prophesying in Baal"s name and by leading God"s people astray.

Context Summary

Jeremiah 23:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock

It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.

God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 23

¹ He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock
⁵ Christ shall rule and save them
⁹ Against false prophets;
³³ and mockers of the true prophets

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 23:13 mean?

And in the prophets of Samaria I have seen folly they prophesied by Baal and caused to err - My people Israel -

וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥י שֹׁמְר֖וֹן רָאִ֣יתִי תִפְלָ֑ה הִנַּבְּא֣וּ בַבַּ֔עַל וַיַּתְע֥וּ אֶת־ עַמִּ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ס

וּבִנְבִיאֵ֥י	And in the prophets
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
שֹׁמְר֖וֹן	of Samaria
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שֹׁמְרֹון Sense: the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 0 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam.
רָאִ֣יתִי	I have seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
תִפְלָ֑ה	folly
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תִּפְלָה Sense: that which is empty, folly, silly, foolish.
הִנַּבְּא֣וּ	they prophesied
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person common plural Root: נָבָא Sense: to prophesy.
בַבַּ֔עַל	by Baal
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּעַל Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
וַיַּתְע֥וּ	and caused to err
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: תָּעָה Sense: to err, wander, go astray, stagger.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַמִּ֖י	My people
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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