For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
WEB
For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”
YLT
For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.
DBT
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile