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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,

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ASV

Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in a lie;

KJV

Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שְׁלַ֤חshe.LachsendH7971 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.Lahthe exile[s]H1473 →
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-concerningH413 →
שְׁמַעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahShemaiahH8098 →
הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יha.ne.che.la.Mithe NehelamiteH5161 →
יַ֡עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherthatH834 →
נִבָּ֨אni.Ba'he has prophesiedH5012 →
לָכֶ֜םla.Khemto <the> you
שְׁמַעְיָ֗הshe.ma'.YahShemaiahH8098 →
וַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יוshe.lach.TivI sent himH7971 →
וַיַּבְטַ֥חvai.yav.Tachand he has made relyH982 →
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerfalsehoodH8267 →

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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.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, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 29:9For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”Jeremiah 7:4Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’Ezekiel 13:8–16Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.Ezekiel 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,Jeremiah 29:23–24For 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.”Jeremiah 14:14–15“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.Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.Jeremiah 37:19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?Jeremiah 28:15–17Then 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.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.2 Peter 2:1Now 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.Ezekiel 13:16those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’Ezekiel 13:6They 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.

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