who say to the seers, “See not”; and to the prophets, “Prophesy not to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions,
Jeremiah 11:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand” — More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore thus says the Lord about the men of Anathoth [Jeremiah's hometown], who seek your life [Jeremiah] and say, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that you die not by our hands– American Standard Version (1901) Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that thou die not by our hand; Common English Bible This is what the LORD says concerning the men from Anathoth who seek your life and say, “Don’t prophesy in the LORD’s name or else you will die at our hands.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Because of this, thus says the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who are seeking your life, and who are saying: 'You shall not prophesy in the name of the Lord, and you shall not die by our hands.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore thus saith the Lord to the men of Anathoth, who seek thy life and say: Thou shalt not prophesy in the name of the Lord and thou shalt not die in our hands. |
who say to the seers, “See not”; and to the prophets, “Prophesy not to us what is right; speak to us smooth things, prophesy illusions,
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.”
For I hear many whispering. Terror is on every side! “Denounce him! Let us denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, watching for my fall. “Perhaps he will be deceived, then we can overcome him, and take our revenge on him.”
And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die!
Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.’
and I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives. Their dead bodies shall be food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
“But you made the Nazirites drink wine, and commanded the prophets, saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
for the son treats the father with contempt, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death;
and the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.
And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.