Jeremiah 29:9 BSB — MannaFest

Jeremiah 29:9

For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”

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ASV

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

KJV

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

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Commentary

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Jerome

Commentary on Jeremiah (420)

(Verse 8, 9) For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you, nor give heed to your dreams which you dream. For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the Lord. The prophet Ezekiel testifies that there were prophets, or rather false prophets, and diviners and dreamers in Babylon, among those whom Nebuchadnezzar had brought with Jehoiachin and his mother, as he writes against them, to whom Jeremiah also commands not to believe (Ezekiel 13).

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
בְשֶׁ֔קֶר	ve.She.ker	with falsehood	H8267 →
הֵ֛ם	hem	they	H1992 →
נִבְּאִ֥ים	ni.be.'Im	[are] prophesying	H5012 →
לָכֶ֖ם	la.Khem	to <the> you
בִּשְׁמִ֑י	bish.Mi	in name my	H8034 →
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים	she.lach.Tim	I sent them	H7971 →
נְאֻם־	ne.'um-	[the] utterance of	H5002 →
יְהוָֽה׃ ס	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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Through
Jeremiah 29:23
For 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…
leads to
- Malachi 3:5
  “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud…
- Jeremiah 23:14
  And 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.…
- Hebrews 4:13
  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Proverbs 5:21
  For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Jeremiah 29:21
  This 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…
Through
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.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 27:10
  For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.
Through
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,
leads to
- 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,…
- Ezekiel 13:8–16
  Therefore 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.

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02Original language & word study

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04Related verses

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06About Jeremiah

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Jeremiah