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Jeremiah 23:18
Jeremiah 23:18 is verse 18 of Jeremiah chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?
King James Version
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
World English Bible
For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? Who has listened to my word, and heard it?
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Jeremiah 23:16–20 · Berean Standard Bible
16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
17 They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?
19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Jeremiah 23:22But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Job 15:8Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?
Job 15:9What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
Job 15:10Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Isaiah 40:13Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
Isaiah 40:14Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
1 Corinthians 2:16“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.