Jeremiah 27:10
What does Jeremiah 27:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 27:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
KJV
King James Version · 1611For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For they say false words to you, so that you may be sent away far from your land, and so that you may be forced out by me and come to destruction.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862For falsehood they are prophesying to you, so as to remove you far from off your ground, and I have driven you out, and ye have perished.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For they prophesy lies to you: to remove you far from your country, and cast you out, and to make you perish.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890For they prophesy falsehood unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
Context
v.9But as for you, hearken ye not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:
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v.11But the nation that shall bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, that nation will I let remain in their own land, saith Jehovah; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet be deceived and speak a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
- Lamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment.
- Jeremiah 28:16
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will send thee away from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast spoken rebellion against Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 23:25
I have heard what the prophets have said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
- Jeremiah 27:14
And hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon; for they prophesy a lie unto you.
- Jeremiah 32:31
For this city hath been to me a provocation of mine anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,
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