Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 23

This is Jeremiah chapter 23 presented as a parallel-text biblical resource, showing the King James Version (KJV) alongside the Greek Septuagint (LXX), with the KJV annotated throughout by Strong's Concordance reference numbers embedded in the verse text. The chapter is a prophetic oracle in two movements: first, God condemns the "pastors" (political and religious leaders) who have scattered and neglected Israel, promising to regather the remnant and raise up faithful shepherds; then, a messianic interlude (vv. 5–6) promises a righteous Davidic "Branch" who will reign with justice and be called "The LORD Our Righteousness." The bulk of the chapter (vv. 9–40) is an extended indictment of false prophets who speak visions from their own hearts rather than from God, offer false assurances of peace, strengthen evildoers, and abuse the phrase "the burden of the LORD." A notable distinctive feature is the pointed wordplay in verses 33–40, where God forbids use of the phrase "the burden of the LORD" because the people have perverted God's words — their own word will become their burden. The parallel Greek column reveals meaningful translation divergences, most strikingly in verse 6 where the KJV renders the messianic name as "THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" while the LXX gives "Iosedek" (a transliteration rather than a theological title). This format would be of interest to scholars doing textual criticism or comparative study of the Hebrew and Greek Old Testament traditions.

Polyglot Bible: Jeremiah: Jeremiah 23

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