Jer 23:33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 23:33-40: 23:33-40 The Lord presented a hypothetical conversation to show Jeremiah how to handle the false prophets. 23:33 These false prophets might taunt Jeremiah by asking for the latest message the Lord had burdened him with. • You are the burden! This is a wordplay—it was common for a prophetic message to be called “a burden.” The false prophets were a heavy load that the Lord would throw off and abandon .

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‏ Jeremiah 23:33

Summary for Jer 23:33-40: 23:33-40 ^a The Lord presented a hypothetical conversation to show Jeremiah how to handle the false prophets. 23:33 ^b These false prophets might taunt Jeremiah by asking for the latest message the Lord had burdened him with.

• You are the burden! This is a wordplay—it was common for a prophetic message to be called “a burden.” The false prophets were a heavy load that the Lord would throw off and abandon.