Translations
Modern
Thus you are to say to the prophet: ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken?’
Traditional
Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?
Literal
Thus you shall say to the prophet: ‘What has YHWH answered you, and what has YHWH spoken?’
Latin
Hæc dices ad prophetam: Quid respondit tibi Dominus? et quid locutus est Dominus?
Original
Hebrew
English
Thus you are to say to the prophet: ‘What has the LORD answered you?’ and ‘What has the LORD spoken?’
Notes
What has the LORD spoken?: The Lord has decided to punish the people of Judah and remove false prophets. Any prophecy claiming otherwise is not from the Lord.
The Lord gave Jeremiah an example conversation to teach him how to deal with false prophets.
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC