Jeremiah 23:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 23:23

21 “I^a have not sent these prophets, yet they ran.
I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

22 But if they had stood in My counsel,
And had caused My people to hear My words,
Then they would have ^aturned them from their evil way
And from the evil of their doings.

23 “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?

24 Can anyone ^ahide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
^b“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’

26 How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart,

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 23:23

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American Standard Version
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?

Amplified® Bible
Am I a God at hand, says the Lord, and not a God afar off?

Contemporary English Version
I am everywhere-- both near and far,

Darby English Version
Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?

Good News Bible
"I am a God who is everywhere and not in one place only.

King James Version
Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

New American Standard Bible
"Am I a God who is near, declares the LORD, "And not a God far off?"

New International Version
"Am I only a God nearby,"
declares the LORD,
"and not a God far away?

New King James Version
“ Am I a God near at hand,” says the LORD,
“ And not a God afar off?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Do you consider me a God who remains near," declares the LORD, "And not a God far off?

Revised Standard Version
"Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God afar off?

Young's Literal Translation
A God near `am' I -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And not a God afar off?

New English Translation
Do you people think¹ that I am some local deity and not the transcendent God?”² the Lord asks.³

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