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Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people who stood in the house of Yahweh,
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A Public Confrontation
Commentators note the significance of the setting. Jeremiah confronts the false prophet Hananiah not in private, but publicly "in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people." This underscores that God's truth must be proclaimed openly and boldly, even when it directly challenges popular but false narratives.
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Jeremiah
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16th Century
Protestant
I have briefly reminded you of the Prophet's design, for it was feared that the people would not hear him, or at least that they would not receive …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah The false prophet, as he is called by the Targum, Syriac, and…
Presbyterian
Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. His prophecy contained no word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal m…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah’s response is given. First, he shows his emotion by desiring that what he had said would be fulfilled: amen
