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Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 29:9

For they prophecie you a lie in my Name: I haue not sent them, saith the Lorde.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Sorcery;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Israel/jews;   Knowledge;   Prophecy and Prophets;   Sending and Those Sent;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Inspiration;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Jehoiachin;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Apocrypha;   False Prophet;   Future Hope;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Lie, Lying;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Zedekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Jehoiachin;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
for they are prophesying falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them.” This is the Lord’s declaration.
Hebrew Names Version
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: I have not sent them, says the LORD.
King James Version
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the Lord .
English Standard Version
for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
'For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,' declares the LORD.
New Century Version
They are prophesying lies to you, saying that their message is from me. But I did not send them," says the Lord .
Amplified Bible
for they prophesy falsely to you in My Name. I have not sent them,' says the LORD.
World English Bible
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: I have not sent them, says Yahweh.
Legacy Standard Bible
For they prophesy a lie to you in My name; I have not sent them,' declares Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
For they are prophesying falsely in my name; I have not sent them,' says Adonai .
Darby Translation
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
They are telling lies, and they are saying that their message is from me. But I didn't send it." This message is from the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them, says the LORD.
Good News Translation
They are telling you lies in my name. I did not send them. I, the Lord Almighty, have spoken.'
Lexham English Bible
For they are prophesying falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them,' declares Yahweh.
Literal Translation
For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not sent them, says Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For why, they preach you lies in my name, & I haue not sent them, saieth the LORDE.
American Standard Version
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
For they are saying to you what is false in my name: I have not sent them, says the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For they prophesy falsely unto you in My name; I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
For they prophecie falsly vnto you in my name: I haue not sent them, saith the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For why? they preache you lyes in my name, and I haue not sent them, saith the Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon thy possessions.
English Revised Version
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for thei profesien falsli to you in my name, and Y sente not hem, seith the Lord.
Update Bible Version
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: I haven't sent them, says Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
New English Translation
They are prophesying lies to you and claiming my authority to do so. But I did not send them. I, the Lord , affirm it!'
New King James Version
For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the LORD.
New Living Translation
because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them," says the Lord .
New Life Bible
For they speak false words to you in My name. I have not sent them,' says the Lord.
New Revised Standard
for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, says the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For falsely, are they prophesying unto you in my name, - I have not sent them, Declareth Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
for it is a lie which they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, says the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,' declares the LORD.

Contextual Overview

8 For thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Let not your prophets, and your southsayers that bee among you, deceiue you, neither giue eare to your dreames, which you dreame. 9 For they prophecie you a lie in my Name: I haue not sent them, saith the Lorde. 10 But thus saith the Lorde, That after seuentie yeeres be accomplished at Babel, I will visite you, and performe my good promes toward you, and cause you to returne to this place. 11 For I knowe the thoughtes, that I haue thought towards you, saith the Lorde, euen the thoughtes of peace, and not of trouble, to giue you an ende, and your hope. 12 Then shall you crie vnto mee, and ye shal go and pray vnto me, and I will heare you, 13 And ye shall seeke mee and finde mee, because ye shall seeke mee with all your heart. 14 And I wil be found of you, saith the Lord, and I will turne away your captiuitie, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places, whither I haue cast you, saith the Lord, and will bring you againe vnto the place, whence I caused you to be caryed away captiue.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

falsely: Heb. in a lie, Jeremiah 29:23, Jeremiah 29:31, Jeremiah 27:15

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 14:14 - I sent Jeremiah 23:21 - General Jeremiah 27:14 - they Jeremiah 28:11 - Thus Jeremiah 29:15 - General Jeremiah 29:21 - which Lamentations 2:14 - prophets Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against Ezekiel 22:28 - Thus saith the Lord Ephesians 5:6 - no 2 Peter 2:1 - there were 1 John 4:1 - believe not

Cross-References

Genesis 24:15
And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.
Genesis 29:7
Then he sayd, Lo, it is yet hie day, neither is it time that the cattell shoulde be gathered together: water ye the sheepe and go feede them.
Genesis 29:8
But they sayde, We may not vntill all the flocks be brought together, and till men rolle the stone from the welles mouth, that we may water the sheepe.
Genesis 29:15
For Laban sayde vnto Iaakob, Though thou be my brother, shouldest thou therfore serue me for nought? tell me, what shalbe thy wages?
Genesis 29:16
Now Laban had two daughters, the elder called Leah, and the yonger called Rahel.
Exodus 2:21
And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name,.... They pretended to have the authority of God for what they said; that their prophecies and dreams were from him, and as such they delivered them in his name; though they were false ones; that they might be the better received by the people:

I have not sent them, saith the Lord; they had no mission or commission from the Lord, no warrant or authority from him; they set up themselves; and ran without being sent; and prophesied out of their own hearts what came into their heads, the fancies of their own brain, or the delusions of Satan, under whose power and influence they were; therefore sad must be the case of a people giving heed to such seducing spirits.


 
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