Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Jeremiah 23:18 in English Standard Version "For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord to see and to hear his word, or who has paid attention to his word and listened?" Isa 40:14 Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding? Jer 23:22 But if they had stood in my council, then they would have proclaimed my words to my people, and they would have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their deeds.