Jeremiah 27:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, yet they prophesy lies in my name, so that I might drive you out, and you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א שְׁלַחְתִּים֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְהֵ֛ם נִבְּאִ֥ים בִּשְׁמִ֖י לַשָּׁ֑קֶר לְמַ֨עַן הַדִּיחִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּ֕ם וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽ͏ַנִּבְּאִ֥ים לָכֶֽם

Transliteration

For not šəlaḥtîm nəʾum-YHWH and-they nibbəʾîm in-šəmî to-the-šāqer to-maʿan haddîḥî you and-ʾăbadtem you and-the-nəbiʾîm the-nibəʾîm to-you

Grammar Details

• *šəlaḥtîm*: qal perfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I sent them
• *nəʾum*: construct state, masculine singular - declaration of
• *YHWH*: proper divine name
• *nibbəʾîm*: niphal active participle, masculine plural - prophesying
• *šəmî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my name
• *šāqer*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the falsehood
• *maʿan*: preposition - purpose of/for the sake of
• *haddîḥî*: hiphil infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my driving away
• *ʾăbadtem*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will perish
• *nəbiʾîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the prophets
• *nibəʾîm*: niphal active participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones prophesying

Word Meanings

• *šəlaḥtîm*: sent them/dispatched them/commissioned them
• *nəʾum*: declaration of/utterance of/says
• *nibbəʾîm*: prophesying/predicting/foretelling
• *šəmî*: my name/my reputation/my authority
• *šāqer*: falsehood/lie/deception
• *maʿan*: purpose of/for the sake of/in order that
• *haddîḥî*: my driving away/my expelling/my banishing
• *ʾăbadtem*: perish/be destroyed/be lost
• *nəbiʾîm*: prophets/spokesmen
• *nibəʾîm*: prophesying/predicting/foretelling

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For I have not sent them, says the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that you might perish, you, and the prophets that prophesy to you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I have not sent{H7971} them, saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} but they prophesy{H5012} falsely{H8267} in my name;{H8034} that I may drive you out,{H5080} and that ye may perish,{H6} ye, and the prophets{H5030} that prophesy{H5012} unto you.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I have not sent{H7971}{(H8804)} them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, yet they prophesy{H5012}{(H8737)} a lie{H8267} in my name{H8034}; that I might drive you out{H5080}{(H8687)}, and that ye might perish{H6}{(H8804)}, ye, and the prophets{H5030} that prophesy{H5012}{(H8737)} unto you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  nether haue I sent them, saieth the LORDE: how be it they are bolde, falsely for to prophecie in my name: that I might ye sooner dryue you out, & that ye might perish with yor preachers.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I haue not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophecie a lie in my name, that I might cast you out, and that ye might perish, both you, and the prophets that prophecie vnto you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neither haue I sent them saith the Lorde: howbeit they are bolde falsly to prophecie in my name, that I myght the sooner driue you out, and that ye myght perishe, with your preachers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I have not sent them, says Yahweh, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you, and the prophets who prophesy to you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For I have not sent them -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and they are prophesying in My name falsely, so as to drive you out, and ye have perished, ye, and the prophets who are prophesying to you.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that ye may perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that ye may perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I have not sent them, says the Lord, but they are saying what is false in my name, so that I might send you out by force, causing destruction to come on you and on your prophets.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I have not sent them, says Yahweh, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you, and the prophets who prophesy to you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I, the LORD, affirm that I did not send them. They are prophesying lies to you in my name. If you listen to them, I will drive you and the prophets who are prophesying lies out of the land and you will all die in exile.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 27:10 : 10 They are prophesying lies to you, and the result will be that I will drive you far from your land, and you will perish.
• Jer 14:15-16 : 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them, and who declare, 'No sword or famine will touch this land': By sword and famine, those prophets will meet their end. 16 And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
• 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
• Jer 6:13-15 : 13 For from the least to the greatest, all are greedy for unjust gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. 14 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace. 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not even know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says the Lord.
• Jer 8:10-12 : 10 Therefore, I will give their wives to others and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. 11 They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. 12 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.
• 2 Chr 18:17-22 : 17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?' 18 Micaiah continued, 'Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.' 19 And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' One suggested this, and another that. 20 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' the LORD asked. 21 He said, 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.' 22 So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.
• Jer 20:6 : 6 And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into exile. You will go to Babylon, and there you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.
• Jer 23:15 : 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land.
• Jer 23:21 : 21 I did not send these prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied.
• Jer 28:16-17 : 16 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.' 17 And the prophet Hananiah died that same year, in the seventh month.
• Jer 29:9 : 9 For they are prophesying falsely in my name. I have not sent them, declares the LORD.
• Jer 29:22-23 : 22 Because of them, all the exiles of Judah in Babylon will use this curse: 'May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.' 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors' wives and speaking lies in my name, things I did not command them to do. I am the one who knows and the one who witnesses this, declares the LORD.
• Jer 29:31-32 : 31 Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie. 32 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will not have anyone dwelling among this people, nor will he see the good that I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.
• Ezek 14:3-9 : 3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and placed the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I really let myself be consulted by them? 4 Therefore, speak to them and say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Any man from the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart and puts the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face and then comes to the prophet—I, the LORD, will answer him myself in keeping with the multitude of his idols.' 5 So that I may seize the house of Israel by their hearts, because they have all turned away from me through their idols. 6 Therefore, say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your detestable practices.' 7 For if any man from the house of Israel or any foreigner living in Israel separates himself from me, sets up idols in his heart, places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of me, I, the LORD, will answer him myself. 8 I will set my face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 9 And if the prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is I, the LORD, who have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel. 10 They will bear their guilt. The punishment of the inquirer will be the same as that of the prophet.
• Mic 3:5-7 : 5 This is what the LORD says: "As for the prophets who lead my people astray, they proclaim peace when they have something to eat but prepare for war against those who do not feed them. 6 Therefore night will come over you—without visions; the darkness will fall—without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will grow dark for them. 7 The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.
• Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
• 2 Tim 2:17-19 : 17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. 19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'
• 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but according to their own desires, they will gather teachers for themselves to satisfy their itching ears. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
• Rev 13:7-8 : 7 It was also given power to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation. 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
• Rev 13:12-14 : 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. 13 It performs great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of the people. 14 It deceives those who dwell on the earth by the signs it was allowed to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
• Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.