Jeremiah 27:15

Translations

Modern

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.”

Traditional

For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

Literal

For I have not sent them, a declaration of YHWH, and they prophesy a lie in My name, that I might drive you out and you may perish—you and the prophets prophesying to you.”

Latin

…quia non misi eos, ait Dominus, et ipsi prophetant in nomine meo mendaciter, ut ejiciant vos, et pereatis, tam vos quam prophetæ qui vaticinantur vobis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.”

Notes

Jeremiah 27:12–15

God's decree (Jeremiah 27:4–11) applied to Judah and the nearby nations equally.

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 The Choice of Life or Death

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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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.
Jeremiah 6:13–15
“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
2 Chronicles 25:16
While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
Jeremiah 14:15–16
Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
Matthew 24:24
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Revelation 19:20
But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
2 Timothy 2:17–19
…and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
Jeremiah 29:9
For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”
2 Timothy 4:3–4
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
Jeremiah 23:21
I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.
Jeremiah 8:10–12
Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Jeremiah 29:22–23
Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Book of Jeremiah Edom, Edomites Ordain, Ordination

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt False Prophets: The People: Warned not to Listen To Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar by Jeremiah

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