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Jeremiah 23:13

Context

23:13 The Lord says,¹ “I saw the prophets of Samaria²

doing something that was disgusting.³

They prophesied in the name of the god Baal

and led my people Israel astray.⁴

Jeremiah 23:12

Context

23:12 So the paths they follow will be dark and slippery.

They will stumble and fall headlong.

For I will bring disaster on them.

A day of reckoning is coming for them.”⁵

The Lord affirms it!⁶

¹tn The words “The Lord says” are not in the text, but it is clear from the content that he is the speaker. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity.

²map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

³tn According to BDB 1074 s.v. תִּפְלָּה this word means “unseemly, unsavory.” The related adjective is used in Job 6:6 of the tastelessness of something that is unseasoned.

⁴tn Heb “by Baal.”

sn Prophesying in the name of the god Baal was a clear violation of Mosaic law and punishable by death (see Deut 13:1-5). For an example of the apostasy encouraged by prophets of Baal in the northern kingdom of Israel see 1 Kgs 18:16-40.

⁵tn For the last two lines see 11:23 and the notes there.

⁶tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

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