NOTE: We’ve included two different translations KJV & NLT from this point forward
What is the burden of the Lord?
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.
Jer
23:33 "Suppose one of
the people or one of the prophets or priests asks you, 'What prophecy has the
LORD burdened you with now?' You must reply, 'You are the burden! [fn]
The LORD says he will abandon you!'
If someone asks, “What
prophecy has the Lord burdened you with now?” How must you reply? Who is the
burden?
34 And
as for the prophet, and the priest, and the
people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord,
I will even punish that man and his house.
Jer
23:34 "If any prophet,
priest, or anyone else says, 'I have a prophecy from the LORD,' I will punish
that person along with his entire family.
If anyone says, 'I have a prophecy
from the Lord,' what will the Lord do?
35 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and
every one to his brother, What hath the Lord
answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
Jer
23:35 You should keep asking
each other, 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What is the LORD saying?'
Why should you keep asking
each other, 'What is the Lord's answer?' or 'What is the Lord saying?'
36 And the burden of the Lord
shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have
perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord
of hosts our God.
Jer
23:36 But stop using this
phrase, 'prophecy from the LORD.' For people are using it to give authority to
their own ideas, turning upside down the words of our God, the living God, the
LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Why is everyone commanded to
stop using the phrase, 'prophecy from the Lord'? Why does the Lord forbid the
prophets to use his name to give authority to their own ideas?
37 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
Jer
23:37 "This is what you
should say to the prophets: 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What is the LORD
saying?'
What should we say to the
prophets?
38 But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall
not say, The burden of the Lord;
Jer
23:38 But suppose they
respond, 'This is a prophecy from the LORD!' Then you should say, 'This is what
the LORD says: Because you have used this phrase, "prophecy from the
LORD," even though I warned you not to use it,
Suppose they respond, 'This
is a prophecy from the Lord!' then what should you say?
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:
40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you,
and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
Jer
23:39 I will forget you
completely. [fn]
I will expel you from my presence, along with this city that I gave to you and
your ancestors.
Jer
23:40 And I will make you an
object of ridicule, and your name will be infamous throughout the ages.'"
What happens to those who
use this phrase, "prophecy from the Lord," even though they have been
warned not to use these words?
How will we respond to
Jeremiah’s rebuke?
“O,
my beloved brethren, give ear to my words. Remember the greatness of the Holy
One of Israel. Do not say that I have spoken hard things against you; for if ye
do, ye will revile against the truth; for I have
spoken the words of your Maker. I know that the words of truth
are hard against all uncleanness; but the righteous
fear them not, for they love the truth and are not shaken.” 2 Nephi 9:40
2
And it came to pass that I said unto them that I knew that I had spoken hard things against the wicked, according to the truth; and the righteous have I justified, and testified
that they should be lifted up at the last day; wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it
cutteth them to the very center.
3 And now my brethren, if ye were righteous and were
willing to hearken to the truth, and give heed unto it, that ye might walk
uprightly before God, then ye would not murmur because of the truth, and say:
Thou speakest hard things against us.
4 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my
brethren, with all diligence, to keep the commandments of the Lord.
5 And it came to pass that they did humble themselves
before the Lord; insomuch that I had joy and great hopes of them, that they
would walk in the paths of righteousness.
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Nephi 16:2-5
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