Jeremiah 27:10

Translations

Modern

For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.

Traditional

For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

Literal

For they prophesy a lie to you so as to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you out, and you will perish.

Latin

…quia mendacium prophetant vobis, ut longe vos faciant de terra vestra, et ejiciant vos, et pereatis.

Original

Hebrew

English

For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.

Notes

Jeremiah 27:9–10

Jeremiah warned against those who delivered messages that went against the Lord's:
- [False] prophets made predictions that supported idol worship
- diviners claimed to predict the future by reading the stars, looking into crystal balls, and analyzing animal livers
- Interpreters of dreams predicted the future by explaining people's dreams
- Mediums claimed to talk to dead people
- Sorcerers cast spells to harm or bless people by saying certain words or phrases
You will not serve the king of Babylon: This prediction was incorrect. Nebuchadnezzar conquered the entire region starting in 605 BC.

Jeremiah 27:1–22

The Lord told Jeremiah to send messages to the ambassadors from nearby countries to announce the Lord’s judgment on them. Jeremiah was to show his message by wearing a wooden yoke. This event happened in 594 to 593 BC (see Jeremiah 28:1).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 32:31
For this city has aroused My wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. Therefore I will remove it from My presence
Ezekiel 14:9–11
But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.
Jeremiah 27:14
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.
Jeremiah 23:25
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’
Jeremiah 28:16
Therefore 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.’”
Lamentations 2:14
The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Dreams Edom, Edomites Tyre Yoke

Topics

Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Edom: A Name of the Land Occupied by the Descendants of Esau: Prophecies Concerning Edomites: Prophecies Concerning Instruction by Object Lessons: Bonds and Yokes Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: Prophecies Concerning Tyre: City of Prophecies Relating To

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