Jeremiah 23:17

“They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.”

"They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you." - Jeremiah 23:17
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What does Jeremiah 23:17 mean?

The Bible verse Jeremiah 23:17 from the King James Version (KJV) states, “They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.” This verse…

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Prayer for Discernment and Truth in Troubling Times

Gracious and Heavenly Father, As I bow before You in reverence and humility, I am reminded of Your words in Jeremiah 23:17, "They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his…

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Jeremiah 23:17 - "They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you."
Jeremiah 17:23 - "But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction."
"But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction." - Jeremiah 17:23
Jeremiah 33:23 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 23:23 - "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?"
Jeremiah 13:23
Jeremiah 23:16,17
Jeremiah 23:18
Jeremiah 17:17 - "Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil."
Genesis 23-17
Genesis 17-23
"Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 33:23
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Leviticus 23:17-22
2 Chronicles 23:17
2 Chronicles 23:17
Jeremiah 25:23 - "Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,"
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 48:23 - "And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,"
"Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" - Jeremiah 23:23
Jeremiah 28:17 - "So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month."
Jeremiah 7:17 - "¶ Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?"
Jeremiah 17:12 - "¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary."
Jeremiah 17:7 - "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is."
Jeremiah 23:1 - "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 4:23 - "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light."