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Jeremiah 27:16

Babylon
Judgment

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.

15 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.”

Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.

17 Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

18 If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
KJV
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
WEB
Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, the LORD says, “Don’t listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house will now shortly be brought again from Babylon;’ for they prophesy a lie to you.
ASV
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah`s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.
DARBY
And I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy falsehood unto you.
BLB
And to the priests and to all this people, I spoke, saying: “Thus says YHWH: Do not listen to the words of your⁺ prophets prophesying to you⁺, saying: ‘Behold, the vessels of the house of YHWH now shortly will be brought back from Babylon!’ For they are prophesying a lie to you⁺.
ÅB
Og til prestene og til hele dette folk talte jeg og sa: Så sier Herren: Hør ikke på deres profeters ord når de profeterer for dere og sier: Se, karene i Herrens hus skal føres tilbake fra Babel nå snart! For det er løgn de profeterer for dere.
OTB
Så talte jeg til prestene og hele folket og sa: “Dette er hva Herren sier: Ikke hør på profetene som hevder, ‘Veldig snart nå vil artiklene fra Herrens hus bli returnert fra Babylon.’ De profeterer løgner for dere.
B1930
Og til prestene og til hele dette folk talte jeg og sa: Så sier Herren: Hør ikke på eders profeters ord når de profeterer for eder og sier: Se, karene i Herrens hus skal føres tilbake fra Babel nu snart! For det er løgn de profeterer for eder.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 28:3

    Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.

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  • 2 Kings 24:13

    As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.

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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.

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  • Daniel 1:2

    And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.

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  • 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.

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  • Isaiah 9:15

    The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:7–10

    Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.

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