Jeremiah 23:18

But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and obeyed it?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jeremiah confronts false prophets and the people, contrasting their empty assurances of peace with the impending judgment described in the surrounding verses. The words — עָמַד (amad) = has he stood; סוֹד (sod) = council. The thread — The motif of standing in the divine council to perceive God’s word appears in Jeremiah 23:22, Psalm 25:14, and Isaiah 40:13. Why it lands — It demands verification of prophetic claims against direct divine encounter and calls for active obedience to God’s revealed word.

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The Hebrew words

כִּ֣יkifor מִ֤יmiwho?עָמַד֙'a.Madhas he stood בְּס֣וֹדbe./Sodin/ [the] council of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וְיֵ֖רֶאve./Ye.re'so/ he may see וְיִשְׁמַ֣עve./yish.Ma'and/ he may hear אֶת־'et-<obj.>דְּבָר֑וֹde.va.R/oword/ his מִֽי־mi-who?הִקְשִׁ֥יבhik.Shivhas he paid attention to דְּבָר֖וֹde.va.r/oword/ his וַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃ סva/i.yish.Ma'and/ has he listened?

King James Version

For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”
Psalms 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Isaiah 40:13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
John 15:15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
1 Corinthians 2:16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Kings 22:24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
2 Chronicles 18:23 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
Job 15:8 Do you listen in on the council of God or limit wisdom to yourself?