Jeremiah 29:9 “For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent th…”

Jeremiah 29:9

For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

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Cross references

“falsely”

Jeremiah 27:15 Jeremiah 29:31 Jeremiah 29:23

Jeremiah 27:15 · BSB

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.”

Jeremiah 29:31 · BSB

“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 29:23 · BSB

For 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 the…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.

10For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

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