And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.
The prophecies in Jeremiah 22-39 are not placed in chronological order because of how the manuscript rolls were gathered into one book, though each chapter itself makes its time clear, and in chronological order chapter 23 follows chapter 22 and precedes chapter 25. The prophets of Samaria prophesied through Baal and led Israel into error, as part of the description of false prophets who cause God's people to go astray and strengthen the wicked. The verse belongs to the account of Judah's false prophets and the people's rejection of God's law and righteousness, as part of the record of sin and its sure consequences. Jeremiah 23 stands as a witness that false prophets give assurances of peace when danger is near, while the section includes Messianic prophecies that point through the restoration from Babylon to the more glorious restoration under Christ Jesus our Lord.
The prophecies in Jeremiah 22-39 are not placed in chronological order because of how the manuscript rolls were gathered into one book, though each chapter itself makes its time clear, and in chronological order chapter 23 follows chapter 22 and precedes chapter 25. The prophets of Samaria prophesied through Baal and led Israel into error, as part of the description of false prophets who cause God's people to go astray and strengthen the wicked. The verse belongs to the account of Judah's false prophets and the people's rejection of God's law and righteousness, as part of the record of sin and its sure consequences. Jeremiah 23 stands as a witness that false prophets give assurances of peace when danger is near, while the section includes Messianic prophecies that point through the restoration from Babylon to the more glorious restoration under Christ Jesus our Lord.