Parallel Verses
World English Bible
I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
New American Standard Bible
They
King James Version
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Holman Bible
I saw something disgusting:
They prophesied by
and led My people Israel astray.
International Standard Version
"Among the prophets of Samaria I saw a disgusting thing, for they prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.
A Conservative Version
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
American Standard Version
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Amplified
“And I have seen a foolish and an offensive thing in the prophets of Samaria:
They prophesied by Baal and caused My people Israel to go astray.
Bible in Basic English
And I have seen ways without sense in the prophets of Samaria; they became prophets of the Baal, causing my people Israel to go wrong.
Darby Translation
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Julia Smith Translation
And I saw folly in the prophets of Shomeron; they prophesied in Baal, and they will cause my people Israel to wander.
King James 2000
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Now in the prophets of Samaria I saw a disgusting thing. They prophesied by Baal and they caused my people Israel to err.
Modern King James verseion
And I have seen frivolity in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal and caused My people Israel to go astray.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I have seen folly among the Prophets of Samaria, that they preached for Baal, and deceived my people of Israel.
NET Bible
The Lord says, "I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.
New Heart English Bible
"I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
The Emphasized Bible
Even among the prophets of Samaria, had I seen a foolish thing, - They prophesied by Baal, And led astray my people Israel.
Webster
And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
Youngs Literal Translation
And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people -- Israel -- to err.
Themes
Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the kingdom of israel
Evil » Who strengthens the hands of evildoers
Prophecy » Guilt of pretending to the gift of
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Interlinear
Ra'ah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 23:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithful Prophets
12 Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, says Yahweh. 13 I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 In the prophets of Jerusalem also I have seen a horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies; and they strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that none does return from his wickedness: they are all of them become to me as Sodom, and its inhabitants as Gomorrah.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:8
The priests didn't say, 'Where is Yahweh?' and those who handle the law didn't know me. The rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Isaiah 9:16
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
1 Kings 18:18-21
He answered, "I have not troubled Israel; but you, and your father's house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of Yahweh, and you have followed the Baals.
Hosea 9:7-8
The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.
1 Kings 18:25-28
Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, "Choose one bull for yourselves, and dress it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it."
1 Kings 18:40
Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Don't let one of them escape!" They seized them. Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.
2 Chronicles 33:9
Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.