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Jeremiah 23:33

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.

KJV

Si igitur interrogaverit te populus iste, vel propheta, aut sacerdos, dicens : Quod est onus Domini ? dices ad eos : Vos estis onus : projiciam quippe vos, dicit Dominus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐὰν ἐρωτήσωσί σε ὁ λαὸς οὗτος ἢ ἱερεὺς ἢ προφήτης Τί τὸ λῆμμα Κυρίου; καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς Ὑμεῖς ἐστε τὸ λῆμμα καὶ ῥάξω ὑμᾶς, λέγει Κύριος.

LXX

And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of Jehovah? then shalt thou say unto them, What burden! I will cast you off, saith Jehovah.

ASV

וְ/כִי יִשְׁאָלְ/ךָ֩ הָ/עָ֨ם הַ/זֶּ֜ה אֽוֹ הַ/נָּבִ֤יא אֽוֹ כֹהֵן֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מַה מַשָּׂ֖א יְהוָ֑ה וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵי/הֶם֙ אֶת מַה מַשָּׂ֔א וְ/נָטַשְׁתִּ֥י אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א֣וֹ
'v
conjunction · 311×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּשְׁאַ֤ל
ysh'l
verb · 176×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַשָּׂ֖א
msh'
noun · 65×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
נוּ
nv
verb · 39×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 21:14 — And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
  • Deut 31:17 — Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that
  • Deut 32:19 — And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
  • Ezek 12:22 — Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
  • Ezek 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth
  • Hab 1:1 — The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
  • Hos 9:12 — Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
  • Isa 13:1 — The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
  • Jer 12:7 — I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies.
  • Jer 23:39 — Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence:
  • Mal 1:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.
  • Mark 8:13 — And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
  • Nah 1:1 — The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.