Jeremiah 23:14

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Jeremiah 23:14

Among the prophets of Jerusalem also
I saw a horrible thing:
They commit adultery and walk in lies.
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,
and none turns his back on evil.
They are all like Sodom to Me;
Jerusalem’s residents are like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 1:9-10

If the Lord of Hosts
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 29:23

because they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have spoken a lie in My name, which I did not command them. I am He who knows, and I am a witness.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

Genesis 18:20

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.

Jeremiah 14:14

But the Lord said to me, “These prophets are prophesying a lie in My name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, worthless divination, the deceit of their own minds.

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against those who prophesy false dreams”—the Lord’s declaration—“telling them and leading My people astray with their falsehoods and their boasting. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration.

Ezekiel 22:25

The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.

Deuteronomy 32:32

For their vine is from the vine of Sodom
and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are poisonous;
their clusters are bitter.

Ezekiel 13:22-23

Because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies, even though I have not caused him grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked person not to turn from his evil way to save his life,

Matthew 11:24

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against the Lord.

Isaiah 41:6-7

Each one helps the other,
and says to another, “Take courage!”

Jeremiah 5:30-31

A horrible, terrible thing
has taken place in the land.

Jeremiah 18:13

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

Ask among the nations,
Who has heard things like these?
Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

Jeremiah 20:16

Let that man be like the cities
the Lord demolished without compassion.
Let him hear an outcry in the morning
and a war cry at noontime

Jeremiah 23:17

They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”

Jeremiah 23:25-26

“I have heard what the prophets who prophesy a lie in My name have said, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

Ezekiel 13:2-4

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the Lord!

Ezekiel 13:16

those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 16:46-52

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are reckless—
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.

Malachi 1:1

An oracle: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

1 Timothy 4:2

through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.

2 Peter 2:1-2

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 2:6

and if He reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to ruin, making them an example to those who were going to be ungodly;

2 Peter 2:14-19

They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

Jude 1:7

In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them committed sexual immorality and practiced perversions, just as angels did, and serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

Revelation 11:8

Their dead bodies will lie in the public square of the great city, which prophetically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Revelation 21:8

But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

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Summary

Jeremiah 23:14

I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.

In the

An horrible thing

Jeremiah 18:13

They commit

Jeremiah 29:23

2 Peter 2:14

Walk

Strengthen

Ezekiel 13:22

Sodom

General references

Jeremiah 26:7

Hosea 6:10

Bible References

In the

A horrible, terrible thing
has taken place in the land.

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the Lord!

The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.

Each one helps the other,
and says to another, “Take courage!”

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord

among us?

No disaster will overtake us.”

Her prophets are reckless—
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.

An horrible thing

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

Ask among the nations,
Who has heard things like these?
Virgin Israel has done a most terrible thing.

They commit

They have eyes full of adultery and are always looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

Walk

They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”

The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

through the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.

But the cowards, unbelievers, vile, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Strengthen

Sodom

Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning greatly against the Lord.

Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.

For their vine is from the vine of Sodom
and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are poisonous;
their clusters are bitter.

If the Lord of Hosts
had not left us a few survivors,
we would be like Sodom,
we would resemble Gomorrah.

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to the north of you, and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to the south of you.

An oracle: The word of the Lord

to Israel through Malachi.

But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

and if He reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to ruin, making them an example to those who were going to be ungodly;

Their dead bodies

will lie in the public square of the great city, which prophetically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.

General references

The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the temple of the Lord.

I have seen something horrible in the house of Israel:
Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; Israel is defiled.