Jeremiah 9:14
Context9:14 Instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts. They have paid allegiance to 1 the gods called Baal, 2 as their fathers 3 taught them to do.
Jeremiah 23:26
Context23:26 Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds. 4


[9:14] 1 tn Heb “they have gone/followed after.” See the translator’s note at 2:5 for the idiom.
[9:14] 2 tn Heb “the Baals,” referring either to the pagan gods called “Baals” or the images of Baal (so NLT).
[9:14] 3 tn Or “forefathers,” or “ancestors.” Here the referent could be the immediate parents or, by their example, more distant ancestors.
[23:26] 4 sn See the parallel passage in Jer 14:13-15.