Jeremiah 23:11
King James Version
11 For both prophet and priest are profane;
yea, in my house have I found their wickedness,
saith the Lord.
What does "profane" mean?
What makes for profane priests and prophets?
Here's what other Bible versions say:
Jeremiah 23:11
Amplified Bible
11 “For both [false] prophet and priest are ungodly (profane, polluted);
Even in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
Common English Bible
11 Both prophet and priest are godless;
I even find their evil in my temple,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
Complete Jewish Bible
11 “Both prophet and cohen are godless;
In my own house I find their wickedness,” says Adonai.
Jeremiah 23:11
Contemporary English Version
The Lord Will Punish Unfaithful Prophets
11 The Lord told me to say:
You prophets and priests
think so little of me, the Lord,
that you even sin
in my own temple!
Jeremiah 23:11
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
11 For the prophet and the priest are defiled: and in my house I have found their wickedness, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
Easy-to-Read Version
11 This message is from the Lord:
“The prophets and even the priests are evil.
I have seen them doing evil things in my own Temple.
Jeremiah 23:11
1599 Geneva Bible
11 For both the Prophet and the Priest [a]do wickedly: and their wickedness have I found in mine [b]House, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
Jubilee Bible 2000
11 For both prophet and priest are feigned; even in my house I have found their wickedness, said the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 “For both prophet and priest are polluted;
Even in My house I have found their evil,” declares Yahweh.
Jeremiah 23:11
The Message
11 Now for what God says regarding the lying prophets:
Prophets and priests devoted to desecration.
They have nothing to do with me as their God.
My very own Temple, mind you—
mud-spattered with their crimes.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 23:11
New Century Version
11 “Both the prophets and the priests live as if there were no God.
I have found them doing evil things even in my own Temple,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
New Life Version
11 “For both the men of God and the religious leaders are sinful. I have found their sin even in My house,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
New Living Translation
11 “Even the priests and prophets
are ungodly, wicked men.
I have seen their despicable acts
right here in my own Temple,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:11
Wycliffe Bible
11 For why the prophet and the priest be defouled; and in mine house, saith the Lord, I found the evil of them. (For the prophet and the priest be defiled; and I found them doing evil, even in my own House, saith the Lord.)
In SUMMARY, "profane" means:
ungodly (profane, polluted)
godless
think so little of me
defiled
evil
do wickedly
feigned
polluted
devoted to desecration
live as if there were no God
sinful
ungodly, wicked men
defouled
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