Jeremiah 23:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Yet which of them has ever stood in the LORD’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 23:22 : 22 But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.
  • 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to advise him? But we have the mind of Christ.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Certainly the Sovereign LORD does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.
  • 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
  • 2 Chr 18:23 : 23 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”
  • Job 15:8-9 : 8 Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself? 9 What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand? 10 The gray-haired and the aged are on our side, men far older than your father.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The LORD’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives him instruction as his counselor? 14 From whom does he receive directions? Who teaches him the correct way to do things, or imparts knowledge to him, or instructs him in skillful design?

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    22But if they had stood in my inner circle, they would have proclaimed my message to my people. They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways and stop doing the evil things they are doing.

  • Rom 11:34
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    34For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?

  • Isa 42:23
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    23Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen attentively in the future?

  • Deut 18:21
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    21Now if you say to yourselves,‘How can we tell that a message is not from the LORD?’–

  • Jer 23:19
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    19But just watch! The wrath of the LORD will come like a storm! Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.

  • Isa 28:22-23
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    22So now, do not mock, or your chains will become heavier! For I have heard a message about decreed destruction, from the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, against the entire land.

    23Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

  • Jer 6:18
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    18So the LORD said,“Hear, you nations! Be witnesses and take note of what will happen to these people.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

  • Jer 23:17
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    17They continually say to those who reject what the LORD has said,‘Things will go well for you!’ They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts,‘Nothing bad will happen to you!’

  • Isa 40:13-14
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    13Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

    14From whom does he receive directions? Who teaches him the correct way to do things, or imparts knowledge to him, or instructs him in skillful design?

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    15Then I said to the people of Judah,“Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the LORD has spoken.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18
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    18Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the LORD:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said concerning the words you have heard:

  • Job 22:15
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    15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked–

  • Jer 6:10
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    10I answered,“Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, the LORD’s message is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.

  • Jer 9:12-13
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    12I said,“Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? Who has a word from the LORD that can explain it? Why does the land lie in ruins? Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?”

    13The LORD answered,“This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.

  • Isa 8:10-11
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    10Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!

    11The Lord Encourages Isaiah Indeed this is what the LORD told me quite forcefully. He warned me not to act like these people:

  • Jer 5:21
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    21Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

  • Lam 3:37
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    37מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

  • Jer 11:18
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  • Jer 23:37
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  • Jer 17:15-16
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    15Look at what they are saying to me,“Where are the events in the LORD’s message? Let’s see them happen, please!”

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    7But listen to what I say to you and to all these people.

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  • Ps 24:3
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    3Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place?

  • Ezek 18:1
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    1Individual Retribution The LORD’s message came to me:

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    17Listen carefully to my words; let your ears be attentive to my explanation.

  • Ezek 14:2
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    2The LORD’s message came to me:

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    17The LORD then said to me,“What they have said is good.

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