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Key Verse
- For who has stood in the counsel1 of the LORD, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it? Jeremiah 23:18 NKJV
Other versions
- For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord, that he should perceive and hear His word? Who has marked His word [noticing and observing and giving
attention to it] and has [actually] heard it? Jeremiah 23:18 AMPC
Insights
1. Who gets it
- His secret counsel is with the upright. Proverbs 3:32 NKJV
- The secret [of the wise counsel] of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning. Psalm 25:14 AMP
- Surely the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 NASB 1977
Other versions
- His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage]. Proverbs 3:32 AMP
2. Impetus for proclaiming GOD's prophetic word
- “But if they had stood in My council, Then they would have caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned My people from their evil way And from the evil of their decisions and deeds. Jeremiah 23:22 AMP
Other versions
- But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings. Jeremiah 23:22 NKJV
See example
- For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel! 1 Corinthians 9:16 NKJV
