Jeremiah 29:9

In 10 translations

BSB

For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”Some translators close the written portion of this letter later in the chapter.

KJV

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.falsely: Heb. in a lie

WEB

For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says Yahweh.

ASV

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

LSV

for they are prophesying with falsehood to you in My Name; I have not sent them, a declaration of YHWH.

YLT

For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

DBY

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

DRC

For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord.

GNV

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

JPS

For they prophesy falsely unto you in My name; I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

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WLC

כִּ֣י בְשֶׁ֔קֶר הֵ֛ם נִבְּאִ֥ים לָכֶ֖ם בִּשְׁמִ֑י לֹ֥א שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

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• Jeremiah 27:15For 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.”
• Jeremiah 29:31“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
• Jeremiah 29:23For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares…

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