Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 36:23

A church father on this verse
“And what manner of prophet said this? Be not curious, nor overbusy. For many of the prophetic writings have been lost; and this one may see from the history of the Chronicles. For being negligent, and continually falling into ungodliness, some they suffered to perish, others they themselves burnt up and cut to pieces.…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 9:6

Source: Septuagint

Original

23because of the iniquity which they wrought in Israel, and because they committed adultery with the wives of their fellow citizens, and spoke a word in my name, which I did not command them to speak, and I am witness, saith the Lord.

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In context

21Thus saith the Lord concerning Ahab, and concerning Zedekiah; Behold, I will deliver them into the hands of the king of Babylon; and he shall smite them in your sight.

22And they shall make of them a curse in all the captivity of Judah in Babylon, saying, The Lord do to thee as he did to Zedekiah, and as he did to Ahab, whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire;

— Jeremiah 36:23 —

24And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt say,

25I sent thee not in my name: and to Zephaniah the priest the son of Maaseiah say thou,

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