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The Message to Shemaiah

Jeremiah 29:27

In 10 translations

BSB
So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
KJV
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
WEB
Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
ASV
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,
LSV
And now, why have you not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?
YLT
And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?
DBY
And now, why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?
DRC
And now why hast thou not rebuked Jeremias the Anathothite, who prophesieth to you?
GNV
Nowe therefore why hast not thou reproued Ieremiah of Anathoth, which prophecieth vnto you?
JPS
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְעַתָּ֗ה לָ֚מָּה לֹ֣א גָעַ֔רְתָּ בְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑י הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖א לָכֶֽם׃

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👤 Jeremiah📍 Anathoth◆ Prophecies of Jeremiah

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
  • Jeremiah 43:2–3Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’ Rather, Baruch son of…
  • Amos 7:12–13And Amaziah said to Amos, “Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah; earn your bread there and do your prophesying there. But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple…
  • Jeremiah 1:1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:16While 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…
  • Acts 4:17–21But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.” Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name…
  • Numbers 16:3They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, “You have taken too much upon yourselves! For everyone in the entire congregation is holy, and the LORD is in their midst. Why then do you exalt yourselves…
  • John 11:47–53Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come…
  • Matthew 27:63“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
  • Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
  • Jeremiah 29:26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
  • Acts 5:28“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

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  • 36:27 in some Bibles

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