Jer 23:16, 26 | JFB | STEP | 16. make you vain —They seduce you to vanity, that is, idolatry, which will prove a vain trust to you ( ), [GESENIUS ]. Rather, "they delude you with vain promises of security" ( ; compare ) [MAURER ]. of their own heart

Jeremiah 23:16

16. make you vain—They seduce you to vanity, that is, idolatry, which will prove a vain trust to you (Jer 2:5; 2Ki 17:15; Jon 2:8), [GESENIUS]. Rather, "they delude you with vain promises of security" (Jer 23:17; compare Ps 62:10) [MAURER].

of their own heart—of their own invention (Jer 23:21; Jer 14:14).

Jeremiah 23:26

26. prophets—a different Hebrew form from the usual one, "prophesiers." "How long," cries Jeremiah, impatient of their impious audacity, "shall these prophecy-mongers go on prophesying lies?" The answer is given in Jer 23:29-34.