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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 23:25 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Jer 23:25 |
King James |
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| dreamed--I have received a prophetic communication by dream (Num 12:6; Deu 13:1, &c. Joe 2:28). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| In Deu 13:1 "a dreamer of dreams" is used in a bad sense, and with reason. God communicating His will by dreams was a thing too easy to counterfeit for it not to be misused. |
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,