“I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 29:9 - English Standard Version 2016 for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares 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 the prophets, yet they ran; I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you.
I have not sent them, declares the Lord, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes.
because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the Lord.’”
“Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,
Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading.