Jeremiah 23:23

“Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?”

"Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" - Jeremiah 23:23
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What does Jeremiah 23:23 mean?

Jeremiah 23:23 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?" This verse is part of a longer passage in which the prophet Jeremiah condemns the false prophets of his day. In this particular verse, Jeremiah is…

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The God Who Is Near: Embracing His Presence in Our Lives

The verse in Jeremiah 23:23 states, "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" This powerful question from God invites us to assess our understanding of His proximity in our lives and calls us to recognize the intimacy that He desires to have with us. In the…

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A Prayer for Awareness of God's Presence

Heavenly Father, Mighty Creator, and Sovereign Lord, we come before You in reverence and awe of Your holiness. We acknowledge the truth of Your Word, as proclaimed in Jeremiah 23:23 (KJV), "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" Lord, we stand before You…

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Jeremiah 23:23 - "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?"
Jeremiah 33:23 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 13:23
Jeremiah 23:16,17
Jeremiah 23:18
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,"
Jeremiah 50:23 (KJVA) 23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
"Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 33:23
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."
Jeremiah 23:40 - "And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten."
Jeremiah 23:29 - "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"
Jeremiah 23:31 - "Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith."
Jeremiah 17:23 - "But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction."
Jeremiah 11:23 - "And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation."
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
Jeremiah 23:21 - "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied."
Jeremiah 10:23 - "¶ O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."
Jeremiah 23:11 - "For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 52:23 - "And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about."
Jeremiah 23:13 - "And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err."
Jeremiah 23:34 - "And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house."
Jeremiah 50:23 - "How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!"
Jeremiah 23:37 - "Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?"
Jeremiah 30:23 - "Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked."
Jeremiah 49:23 - "¶ Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet."
"Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners," - Jeremiah 25:23