I sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 29:9 - Revised Version 1885 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith 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 sent not these prophets, yet they ran: I spake not unto them, yet they prophesied.
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.
For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith the LORD.
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in a lie;
Thy prophets have seen visions for thee of vanity and foolishness; and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to bring again thy captivity: but have seen for thee burdens of vanity and causes of banishment.