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Jeremiah 27:14

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Do 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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.

KJV

Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

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This verse in Jeremiah 27

Commentary

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This site's exposition

Do not listen to the words

on Jeremiah 27:14-15

Jeremiah names the prophets' source: “I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name.” The test is whether a prophet is sent. Those prophets use the LORD's name for a message He never gave, and they and their hearers “will perish.”

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The words behind it

18 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְאַֽל־and may not

    veal-H408 →724 times

  • תִּשְׁמְע֞וּyou listen

    tishmeuH8085 →1159 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • דִּבְרֵ֣י[the] words of

    divreiH1697 →1440 times

  • הַנְּבִאִ֗יםthe prophets

    haneviimH5030 →314 times

  • הָאֹמְרִ֤יםwho say

    haomerimH559 →5305 times

  • אֲלֵיכֶם֙to you

    ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times

  • לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • לֹ֥אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • תַעַבְד֖וּyou will serve

    taavduH5647 →288 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶ֑לBabylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • שֶׁ֔קֶרfalsehood

    shekerH8267 →113 times

  • הֵ֖םthey

    hemH1992 →553 times

  • נִבְּאִ֥ים[are] prophesying

    nibeimH5012 →115 times

  • לָכֶֽם׃to <the> you

    lakhem

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 14:14“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.5 worksJeremiah 29:8–9For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.3 works2 Corinthians 11:13–15For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.3 worksJeremiah 23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.3 worksJeremiah 27:16Then 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.3 works1 Kings 22:22–23And 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.’2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Philippians 3:2Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!2 worksEzekiel 13:22–23Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,2 worksIsaiah 28:10–13For they hear: “Order on order, order on order, line on line, line on line; a little here, a little there.”2 worksJeremiah 28:15Then 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.2 worksJeremiah 27:9–10But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’2 worksJeremiah 23:25“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’2 worksMatthew 7:15Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.2 worksMicah 2:11If 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!2 works2 Peter 2:1–3Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.2 works1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.2 worksEzekiel 13:6–15They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.2 worksEzekiel 13:2“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 14:14

    “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,…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 29:31

      “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,

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Ezekiel 13:6–7

      They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.

    • Jeremiah 29:8–9

      For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from…

    • Ezekiel 12:24

      For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

    • Isaiah 30:10–11

      They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 23:21

    I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 14:14

      “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,…

    • Jeremiah 27:15

      For 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.”

    • Jeremiah 23:32

      “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,…

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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