Jeremiah 23:28

NETBible

Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! 1  I, the Lord, affirm it! 2 

NIV ©

Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the LORD.

NASB ©

"The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?" declares the LORD.

NLT ©

Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between chaff and wheat!

MSG ©

"You prophets who do nothing but dream--go ahead and tell your silly dreams. But you prophets who have a message from me--tell it truly and faithfully. What does straw have in common with wheat? Nothing else is like GOD's Decree.

BBE ©

If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.

NRSV ©

Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the LORD.

NKJV ©

"The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?" says the LORD.

KJV
The prophet
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let him tell
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a dream
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and he that hath my word
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let him speak
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my word
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faithfully
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What [is] the chaff
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to the wheat
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saith
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the LORD
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{that hath a dream: Heb. with whom is, etc}
NASB ©
"The prophet
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who
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may relate
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, but let him who
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speak
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. What
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?" declares
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N-NSM
NET [draft] ITL
Let the prophet
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who
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has had
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a dream
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go ahead and tell
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his dream
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. Let the person who
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has received
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my message
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report
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that message
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faithfully
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. What
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is like straw
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cannot compare to
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what is like grain
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! I, the Lord
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, affirm
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it!
HEBREW
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Man
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ta
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tma
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rbdy
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wta
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yrbd
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rsaw
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Mwlx
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rpoy
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Mwlx
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wta
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rsa
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aybnh (23:28)
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NETBible

Let the prophet who has had a dream go ahead and tell his dream. Let the person who has received my message report that message faithfully. What is like straw cannot compare to what is like grain! 1  I, the Lord, affirm it! 2 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “What to the straw with [in comparison with] the grain?” This idiom represents an emphatic repudiation or denial of relationship. See, for example, the usage in 2 Sam 16:10 and note BDB 553 s.v. מָה 1.d(c).

2 tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”