Jeremiah Chapter 27 verse 14 Holy Bible
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.
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And you are not to give ear to the prophets who say to you, You will not become servants of the king of Babylon: for what they say is not true.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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`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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewDo notוְאַֽל־ (wə·’al-)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 408: Notlistenתִּשְׁמְע֞וּ (tiš·mə·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe wordsדִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeof the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֗ים (han·nə·ḇi·’îm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophetwho tellהָאֹמְרִ֤ים (hā·’ō·mə·rîm)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, sayyou,אֲלֵיכֶם֙ (’ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to‘You must notלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noserveתַעַבְד֖וּ (ṯa·‘aḇ·ḏū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslavethe kingמֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4428: A kingof Babylon,’בָּבֶ֑ל (bā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital cityforכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctiontheyהֵ֖ם (hêm)Pronoun - third person masculine pluralStrong's 1992: Theyare prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥ים (nib·bə·’îm)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspirationto youלָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew a lie.שֶׁ֔קֶר (še·qer)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehoodJump to PreviousBabylon Ear Falsehood Hearken Lie Prophesy Prophesying Prophets Servants Serve Speak Speaking True. Words