I did not send those prophets.\par But they ran \{to tell their messages\}.\par I did not speak to them.\par But they preached in my name.\par
Jeremiah 29:9 - Easy To Read Version They are preaching lies. And they are saying that their message is from me. But I didn’t send it.” This message is from the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For they prophesy falsely to you in My name. I have not sent them, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I didn’t send them, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version For they prophesy falsely to you in my name, and I have not sent them, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord. |
I did not send those prophets.\par But they ran \{to tell their messages\}.\par I did not speak to them.\par But they preached in my name.\par
But the false prophets are saying: You will never be slaves to the king of Babylon.
I didn’t send those prophets.’” This message is from the Lord. “They are preaching lies and saying that the message is from me. So, I will send you people of Judah away. You will die. And those prophets that preach to you will die also.”
The Lord All-Powerful says this about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah: “These two men have been preaching lies to you. They have said that their message is from me. \{But they were lying.\} I will give those two prophets to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And Nebuchadnezzar will kill those prophets in front of all you people that are captives in Babylon.
Those two prophets did very bad things among the people of Israel. They did the sin of adultery {\cf2\super [227]} with their neighbors’ wives. They also spoke lies and said those lies were a message from me, the Lord. I did not tell them to do those things. I know what they have done. I am a witness.” This message is from the Lord.
“Jeremiah, send this message to all the captives {\cf2\super [230]} in Babylon: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah, the man from the Nehelam family: Shemaiah has preached to you, but I didn’t send him. Shemaiah has made you believe a lie.
Your prophets saw visions for you.\par But their visions were only worthless lies.\par They didn’t preach against your sins.\par They didn’t try to make things better.\par They preached messages for you,\par but they were false messages\par that fooled you.\par