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36 But you shall not mention the burden[a] of Yahweh, for the burden[b] is to each one his word, and so you twist the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God. 37 Thus you shall say to that prophet, ‘What has Yahweh answered you?’ or, ‘What has Yahweh spoken?’ 38 But if you say, ‘The burden[c] of Yahweh,’ therefore[d] thus says Yahweh, ‘because of your saying these words,[e] “The burden[f] of Yahweh,” then I will send to you, saying,[g] “You shall not say, ‘The burden[h] of Yahweh.’”’

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:36 Or “oracle”
  2. Jeremiah 23:36 Or “oracle”
  3. Jeremiah 23:38 Or “oracle”
  4. Jeremiah 23:38 Literally “to thus”
  5. Jeremiah 23:38 Hebrew “word”
  6. Jeremiah 23:38 Or “oracle”
  7. Jeremiah 23:38 Literally “to say”
  8. Jeremiah 23:38 Or “oracle”