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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.”

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For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that ye may perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

KJV

For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
שְׁלַחְתִּים֙she.lach.TimI sent themH7971 →
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְהֵ֛םve.Hemand theyH1992 →
נִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'Im[are] prophesyingH5012 →
בִּשְׁמִ֖יbish.Miin name myH8034 →
לַשָּׁ֑קֶרla.Sha.kerto <the> falsehoodH8267 →
לְמַ֨עַןle.Ma.'anso asH4616 →
הַדִּיחִ֤יha.di.Chito drive out IH5080 →
אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔םva.'a.vad.Temand you will perishH6 →
אַתֶּ֕ם'a.TemyouH859 →
וְהַנְּבִאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'Imand the prophetsH5030 →
הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥יםha.ni.be.'Imwho are prophesyingH5012 →
לָכֶֽם׃la.Khemto <the> you

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Jeremiah 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.Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”Jeremiah 27:10For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.Jeremiah 14:15–16Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!Jeremiah 6:13–15“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.2 Chronicles 25:16While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”Jeremiah 28:16–17Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”2 Thessalonians 2:9–12The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Jeremiah 20:6And 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.’”2 Timothy 4:3–4For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.2 Chronicles 18:17–22Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”Jeremiah 29:9For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”Jeremiah 29:31–32“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,Jeremiah 23:21I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.Jeremiah 29:22–23Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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