Jeremiah 23:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Behold, I am against the prophets, said the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He said.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Behold, I am against the prophets, said the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He said.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
See, I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who let their tongues say, He has said.
Webster's Revision
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
World English Bible
Behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who use their tongues, and say, He says.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Barnes's Jeremiah 23:31 Bible Commentary
That use their tongues - literally, that take their tongues. Their second characteristic. They have no message from God, but they take their tongues, their only implement, and say, He saith, using the solemn formula by which Yahweh affirms the truth of His words. Solemn asseverations seemed to give reality to their emptiness.
Wesley's Jeremiah 23:31 Bible Commentary
23:31 He - That is, the Lord saith.