Discovery BoxJeremiah 23:24-26 
Context23:24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself
where I cannot see him?” the Lord asks. 1
“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” 2
the Lord asks. 3
23:25 The Lord says, 4 “I have heard what those prophets who are prophesying lies in my name are saying. They are saying, ‘I have had a dream! I have had a dream!’ 5 23:26 Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds. 6
1 tn Heb “Oracle of the
2 tn The words “Don’t you know” are not in the text. They are a way of conveying the idea that the question which reads literally “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” expects a positive answer. They follow the pattern used at the beginning of the previous two questions and continue that thought. The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “Oracle of the
4 tn The words, “The
5 sn To have had a dream was not an illegitimate means of receiving divine revelation. God had revealed himself in the past to his servants through dreams (e.g., Jacob [Gen 31:10-11] and Joseph [Gen 37:6, 7, 9]) and God promised to reveal himself through dreams (Num 12:6; Joel 2:28 [3:1 HT]). What was illegitimate was to use the dream to lead people away from the
6 sn See the parallel passage in Jer 14:13-15.
