Jeremiah 11:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that you die not by our hand:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ עַל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י עֲנָת֔וֹת הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּבֵא֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תָמ֖וּת בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃

Transliteration

Therefore, thus-ʾāmar yhwh concerning-ʾanšê ʿănātôt hamĕbaqqĕšîm ʾet-napšĕkā lēʾmōr: Not tinnābēʾ in-šēm yhwh and-not tāmût in-yādēnû.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *yhwh*: proper noun - YHWH/LORD
• *ʾanšê*: noun, masculine plural construct - men of
• *ʿănātôt*: proper noun - Anathoth
• *hamĕbaqqĕšîm*: definite Piel participle, masculine plural - the ones seeking
• *napšĕkā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your life/soul
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
• *tinnābēʾ*: Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you prophesy
• *šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
• *tāmût*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will die
• *yādēnû*: noun, feminine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our hands

Word Meanings

• *ʾanšê ʿănātôt*: men of Anathoth/people from Anathoth
• *hamĕbaqqĕšîm ʾet-napšĕkā*: who seek your life/who want to kill you/who are trying to take your soul
• *tinnābēʾ*: you prophesy/you speak as a prophet/you proclaim
• *tāmût bĕyādēnû*: you will die by our hands/we will kill you

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Therefore, this is what the LORD says 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 hands.’

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE therfore spake thus of the citesens of Anothot, that sought to slaye me, sayege: Preach not vnto vs in the name of the LORDE, or els thou shalt dye of oure hondes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Lorde therefore speaketh thus of the men of Anathoth, (that seeke thy life, and say, Prophecie not in the Name of the Lorde, that thou die not by our hands)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Lorde therfore spake thus of the citizens of Anathoth that sought to slay me, saying: Preache not vnto vs in the name of the Lorde, or els thou shalt dye of our handes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, that you not die by our hand;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die 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;

• 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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So this is what the Lord of armies has said about the men of Anathoth who have made designs against your life, saying, You are not to be a prophet in the name of the Lord, or death will overtake you by our hands:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, You shall not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, that you not die by our hand;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the LORD told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened,“Stop prophesying in the name of the LORD or we will kill you!”

Referenced Verses

• Amos 2:12 : 12 But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Do not prophesy.
• Isa 30:10 : 10 Who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
• Jer 12:5-6 : 5 If you have run with the footmen and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan? 6 For even your brothers, the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you; yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, even though they speak kind words to you.
• Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
• Luke 13:33-34 : 33 Nevertheless I must keep going today, tomorrow, and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets, and stone those who are sent to you; how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
• Jer 26:8 : 8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, You shall surely die.
• Jer 38:1-6 : 1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying, 2 Thus says the LORD, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life as a prize, and shall live. 3 Thus says the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it. 4 Therefore the princes said to the king, We beg you, let this man be put to death; for he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them; for this man does not seek the welfare of this people, but the harm. 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not anyone who can do anything against you. 6 Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the prison; and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; so Jeremiah sank in the mire.
• Jer 20:1-2 : 1 Now Pashur, the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2 Then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
• Amos 7:13-16 : 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house. 14 Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: 15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel. 16 Now therefore hear the word of the LORD: You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not preach against the house of Isaac.
• Mic 2:6-9 : 6 Do not prophesy, they say to those who prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they may not take shame. 7 O you who are named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD restricted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly? 8 Even of late my people has risen up as an enemy: you pull off the robe with the garment from those who pass by securely as men averse from war. 9 The women of my people you have cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children you have taken away my glory forever. 10 Arise and depart, for this is not your rest; because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a severe destruction. 11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood lies, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
• Mic 7:6 : 6 For the son dishonors the father, 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.
• Matt 10:21 : 21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
• Matt 10:34-36 : 34 Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth: I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a man's enemies will be those of his own household.
• Matt 21:35 : 35 And the vine dressers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
• Matt 22:6 : 6 And the rest seized his servants, mistreated them spitefully, and killed them.
• Matt 23:34-37 : 34 Therefore, indeed, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 35 that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36 Truly I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. 37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
• Luke 4:24 : 24 And he said, Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.