Jeremiah 29:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֗ה לָ֚מָּה לֹ֣א גָעַ֔רְתָּ בְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑י הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖א לָכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

Wə-ʿattâ lāmmâ lōʾ gāʿartā bə-Yirməyāhû hā-ʿAnətōtî ha-mitnabbēʾ lākem

Grammar Details

• *Wə-ʿattâ*: conjunction + adverb - and now
• *lāmmâ*: interrogative adverb - why
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *gāʿartā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you rebuked
• *bə-Yirməyāhû*: preposition + proper noun - in/against Jeremiah
• *hā-ʿAnətōtî*: definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Anathothite
• *ha-mitnabbēʾ*: definite article + participle, masculine singular, Hithpael - the one prophesying
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to you

Word Meanings

• *gāʿar*: rebuke/scold/threaten
• *ʿAnətōtî*: Anathothite/from Anathoth
• *mitnabbēʾ*: prophesying/acting as a prophet

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who has been prophesying to you?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now therefore why hast thou not reproved emiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  How happeneth it then, that thou hast not reproued Ieremy of Anathot, which neuer leaueth of his prophecienge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe therefore why hast not thou reproued Ieremiah of Anathoth, which prophecieth vnto you?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Howe happeneth it then that thou hast not reproued Hieremie of Anathoth, which neuer leaueth of his propheciyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So why have you made no protest against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is acting as a prophet to you?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You should have reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth who is pretending to be a prophet among you!

Referenced Verses

• Num 16:3 : 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: why then do you lift yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
• 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Have you been made of the king's counsel? Stop; why should you be struck down? Then 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 counsel.
• Jer 1:1 : 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
• Jer 29:26 : 26 The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers in the house of the LORD for every man who is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks.
• Jer 43:2-3 : 2 Then Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men spoke, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely: the LORD our God has not sent you to say, Do not go into Egypt to live there: 3 But Baruch the son of Neriah sets you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.
• Amos 7:12-13 : 12 Also Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 13 But do not prophesy again anymore at Bethel: for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.
• Matt 27:63 : 63 Saying, Sir, we remember that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
• John 11:47-53 : 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, What shall we do? for this man does many miracles. 48 If we let him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, 50 Nor do you consider that it is better for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish. 51 Now this he did not say on his own authority: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation; 52 And not for that nation only, but also that he would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad. 53 Then from that day on, they plotted to put him to death.
• Acts 4:17-21 : 17 But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name. 18 And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, since all glorified God for what had been done.
• Acts 5:28 : 28 Saying, Did we not strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
• Acts 5:40 : 40 And they agreed with him: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• 2 Tim 3:8 : 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disqualified concerning the faith.