Jeremiah 27:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore 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.”
Jeremiah 27:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 27:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 27:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon;’ for they prophesy a lie to you.”
Jeremiah 27:14 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 27:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jeremiah 27:14 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 27:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And ye do not hearken unto the words of the prophets who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not serve the king of Babylon, --for falsehood they are prophesying to you.”
Jeremiah 27:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 27:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 falsehood unto you. ”
Jeremiah 27:14 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 27:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore heare not the words of the prophets, that speake vnto you, saying, Ye shall not serue the King of Babel: for they prophecie a lie vnto you.”
Jeremiah 27:14 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 27:14 in Context — Jeremiah 27
12 I spake also to 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 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
14 Therefore 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.
15 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.
16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
What Does Jeremiah 27:14 Mean?
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