Word Study · Strong's H8267 · Hebrew
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
sheh'-ker
“an untruth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
Rendered in the KJV as
without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
- 113occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 19 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 40inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 113 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 40
- שָֽׁקֶר׃17
- שֶׁ֔קֶר15
- שָׁ֑קֶר13
- שֶׁ֣קֶר7
- שֶׁ֖קֶר7
- שֶׁ֥קֶר5
- לַשָּׁ֑קֶר4
- שֶׁ֑קֶר3
- שֶׁ֭קֶר3
- שֶׁ֙קֶר֙3
- הַשָּׁ֑קֶר2
- לַשֶּׁ֖קֶר2
and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- falsehood72
- to the falsehood7
- deception5
- lies4
- [is] deception3
- [is] falsehood2
- in the falsehood2
- the deception2
- to the deception2
- with the falsehood2
- [are] falsehood1
- [is] a vain hope1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- noun · masculine singular86
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular14
- noun · masculine plural4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 86
- HRd/Ncmsa · 14
- HNcmpa · 4
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 113, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah37 of 113 · 33%
- Psalms22 of 113 · 19%
- Proverbs20 of 113 · 18%
- Isaiah7 of 113 · 6%
- Zechariah4 of 113 · 4%
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Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 5:9שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularMake the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”here: falsehood
- Exodus 20:16שָֽׁקֶר׃ סshakernoun · masculine singularYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.here: falsehood
- Exodus 23:7שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularStay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.here: falsehood
Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 6:3שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularor finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—here: falsehood
- Leviticus 6:5לַשֶּׁקֶר֒lashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularor anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.here: to the falsehood
- Leviticus 19:12לַשָּׁ֑קֶרlashakerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularYou must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.here: to the falsehood
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 19:18שֶׁ֙קֶר֙shekernoun · masculine singularThe judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,here: falsehood
- Deuteronomy 19:18שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThe judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the witness is proven to be a liar who has falsely accused his brother,here: falsehood
2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 22:22שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’here: falsehood
- 1 Kings 22:23שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”here: falsehood
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 18:21שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularAnd he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’here: falsehood
- 2 Chronicles 18:22שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularSo you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”here: falsehood
Job2 occurrences
Psalms22 occurrences
- Psalms 7:14שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularBehold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.here: falsehood
- Psalms 27:12שֶׁ֝֗קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularDo not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.here: falsehood
- Psalms 31:18שָׁ֥קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularMay lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.here: falsehood
- Psalms 33:17שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularA horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.here: [is] a vain hope
- Psalms 35:19שֶׁ֑קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularLet not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.here: falsehood
- Psalms 38:19שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularMany are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.here: falsehood
- Psalms 52:3שֶׁ֓קֶר׀shekernoun · masculine singularYou love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selahhere: falsehood
- Psalms 63:11שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularBut the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.here: of falsehood
- Psalms 69:4שֶׁ֑קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThose who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.here: falsehood
- Psalms 101:7שְׁקָרִ֑יםshekarimnoun · masculine pluralNo one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.here: lies
- Psalms 109:2שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularFor wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:29שֶׁ֭קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularRemove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:69שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThough the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:78שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularMay the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:86שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularAll Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:104שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularI gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:118שֶׁ֝֗קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularYou reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.here: [is] falsehood
- Psalms 119:128שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularTherefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.here: falsehood
- Psalms 119:163שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularI hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.here: falsehood
- Psalms 120:2שֶׁ֑קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularDeliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.here: falsehood
- Psalms 144:8שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularwhose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.here: deception
- Psalms 144:11שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularSet me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.here: deception
Proverbs20 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:17שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularhaughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,here: falsehood
- Proverbs 6:19שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singulara false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 10:18שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 11:18שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularThe wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 12:17שְׁקָרִ֣יםshekarimnoun · masculine pluralHe who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.here: lies
- Proverbs 12:19שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularTruthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 12:22שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularLying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 13:5שֶׁ֭קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThe righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 14:5שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularAn honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 17:4שֶׁ֥קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularA wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.here: deception
- Proverbs 17:7שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularEloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!here: deception
- Proverbs 19:5שְׁ֭קָרִיםshekarimnoun · masculine pluralA false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.here: lies
- Proverbs 19:9שְׁ֭קָרִיםshekarimnoun · masculine pluralA false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.here: lies
- Proverbs 20:17שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularFood gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 21:6שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularMaking a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 25:14שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularLike clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 25:18שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularLike a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 26:28שֶׁ֭קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularA lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 29:12שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularIf a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.here: falsehood
- Proverbs 31:30שֶׁ֣קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularCharm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.here: [is] deception
Isaiah7 occurrences
- Isaiah 9:15שֶּׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThe head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.here: falsehood
- Isaiah 28:15וּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרuvashekerconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”here: and in the deception
- Isaiah 32:7שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThe weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.here: falsehood
- Isaiah 44:20שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularHe feeds on ashes. His deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is not this thing in my right hand a lie?”here: [is] falsehood
- Isaiah 57:4שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularWhom are you mocking? At whom do you snarl and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,here: deception
- Isaiah 59:3שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularFor your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.here: falsehood
- Isaiah 59:13שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularrebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.here: falsehood
Jeremiah37 occurrences
- Jeremiah 3:10בְּשֶׁ֖קֶרbeshekerpreposition + noun · masculine singularYet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.here: with deception
- Jeremiah 3:23לַשֶּׁ֛קֶרlashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSurely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.here: to the deception
- Jeremiah 5:2לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרlashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAlthough they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”here: to the falsehood
- Jeremiah 5:31בַשֶּׁ֗קֶרvashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?here: with the falsehood
- Jeremiah 6:13שָּֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singular“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 7:4הַשֶּׁ֖קֶרhashekerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularDo not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’here: the deception
- Jeremiah 7:8הַשָּׁ֑קֶרhashakerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.here: the deception
- Jeremiah 7:9לַשֶּׁ֖קֶרlashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWill you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,here: to the falsehood
- Jeremiah 8:8לַשֶּׁ֣קֶרlashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHow can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?here: into the falsehood
- Jeremiah 8:8שֶׁ֥קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?here: falsehood of
- Jeremiah 8:10שָּֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularTherefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 9:3שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 9:5שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularEach one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 10:14שֶׁ֥קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularEvery man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.here: [is] deception
- Jeremiah 13:25בַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃bashakerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThis is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.here: in the falsehood
- Jeremiah 14:14שֶׁ֚קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 14:14שֶׁ֜קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 16:19שֶׁ֙קֶר֙shekernoun · masculine singularO LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 20:6בַּשָּֽׁקֶר׃ סbashakerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried—you and all your friends to whom you have prophesied these lies.’”here: with the falsehood
- Jeremiah 23:14בַּשֶּׁ֙קֶר֙bashekerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAnd among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”here: in the falsehood
- Jeremiah 23:25שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 23:26הַשָּׁ֑קֶרhashakerthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHow long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?here: of the falsehood
- Jeremiah 23:32שֶׁ֙קֶר֙shekernoun · masculine singular“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 23:32בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶ֖םbeshikreihempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.here: by falsehoods their
- Jeremiah 27:10שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularFor they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 27:14שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularDo not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 27:15לַשָּׁ֑קֶרlashakerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularFor I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”here: to the falsehood
- Jeremiah 27:16שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularThen I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 28:15שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singularThen the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 29:9בְשֶׁ֔קֶרveshekerpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”here: with falsehood
- Jeremiah 29:21שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularThis is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 29:23שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularFor they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 29:31שָֽׁקֶר׃shakernoun · masculine singular“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 37:14שֶׁ֗קֶרshekernoun · masculine singular“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.here: a lie
- Jeremiah 40:16שֶׁ֛קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularBut Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 43:2שֶׁ֚קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularAzariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’here: falsehood
- Jeremiah 51:17שֶׁ֥קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularEvery man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.here: [is] deception
Micah2 occurrences
- Micah 2:11וָשֶׁ֣קֶרvashekerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularIf a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!here: and falsehood
- Micah 6:12שָׁ֑קֶרshakernoun · masculine singularFor the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.here: falsehood
Zechariah4 occurrences
- Zechariah 5:4לַשָּׁ֑קֶרlashakerpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularI will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”here: to the falsehood
- Zechariah 8:17שֶׁ֖קֶרshekernoun · masculine singulardo not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.here: falsehood
- Zechariah 10:2שֶׁ֔קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularFor idols speak deceitand diviners see illusions;they tell false dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep,oppressed for lack of a shepherd.here: falsehood
- Zechariah 13:3שֶׁ֥קֶרshekernoun · masculine singularAnd if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.here: falsehood