Jeremiah 27:12-15
Lexham English Bible
12 And I spoke words like these to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, saying,[a] “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. 13 Why should you die—you and your people—by the sword, by the famine, and by the plague, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 And you must not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, saying,[b] ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you. 15 For I have not sent them,” declares[c] Yahweh, “but they are prophesying in my name falsely,[d] so that I will drive them away. And you will perish—you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
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- Jeremiah 27:12 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 27:14 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 27:15 Literally “a declaration of”
- Jeremiah 27:15 Literally “to the lie”
Jeremiah 27:12-15
New King James Version
12 I also spoke to (A)Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live! 13 (B)Why will you die, you and your people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord has spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 14 Therefore (C)do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they prophesy (D)a lie to you; 15 for I have (E)not sent them,” says the Lord, “yet they prophesy a lie in My name, that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
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