Jeremiah 23:33 — So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the bu… — FBV | maBible
Read Jeremiah 23:33 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Jeremiah 23.33, Jeremiah 23v33, Jr. 23:33. So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you,…
Other reference formats: Jeremiah 23.33, Jeremiah 23v33, Jr. 23:33.
33 So when a prophet or priest or anyone else comes and asks you, “What is ‘the burden of the Lord?’” tell them, I'm not giving you a burden. I'm giving up on you, declares the Lord.
Notes and references
“The burden of the Lord” in the sense of some requirement that the Lord is imposing on the people. Clearly the people saw the various laws and regulations as “burdens” and related to the Lord as this legalistic “burden-giver.” Though they lived evil lives it seems they thought that if they observed…