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Jeremiah 23:36

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And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:34

    And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house.

  2. Jeremiah 23:35

    Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

  3. Jeremiah 23:37

    Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

  4. Jeremiah 23:38

    But since ye say, The burden of the Lord; therefore thus saith the Lord; Because ye say this word, The burden of the Lord, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord;

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