Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whose purpose is, with the dreams that everyone tell, to make my people forget my name, as their forefathers did when Baal came up.
New American Standard Bible
who intend to
King James Version
Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Holman Bible
Through their dreams that they tell one another, they plan to cause My people to forget My name as their fathers forgot My name through Baal worship.
International Standard Version
With their dreams that they relate to one another, they plan to make my people forget my name just as their ancestors forgot my name by embracing Baal.
A Conservative Version
Who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
American Standard Version
that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal.
Amplified
who think that they can make My people forget My Name by their [contrived] dreams which each one tells another, just as their fathers forgot My Name because of Baal?
Bible in Basic English
Whose purpose is to take away the memory of my name from my people by their dreams, of which every man is talking to his neighbour, as their fathers gave up the memory of my name for the Baal.
Darby Translation
who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour: as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Julia Smith Translation
Reckoning to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they will recount a man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name in Baal.
King James 2000
Who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who plan to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell each one to his neighbor, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal?
Modern King James verseion
who plot to cause My people to forget My name by their dreams which they tell, each one to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten My name for Baal.
NET Bible
How long will they go on plotting to make my people forget who I am through the dreams they tell one another? That is just as bad as what their ancestors did when they forgot who I am by worshiping the god Baal.
New Heart English Bible
who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
The Emphasized Bible
Who lay a plot to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they relate every man to his neighbour, - Just as their fathers forgat, my name, for Baal.
Webster
Who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
World English Bible
who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
Youngs Literal Translation
Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
Themes
Dream » Instances of » False prophets pretended to receive revelations through
Dreams » False prophets » Pretended to
Forgetting God » Encouraged by false teachers
Topics
Interlinear
Chashab
Shem
שׁם
Shem
name, renown, fame, famous, named, named , famous , infamous , report,
Usage: 865
Caphar
Rea`
'ab
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 23:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithful Prophets
26 How long will this continue in the prophets' hearts: to tell lies, and to preach the crafty subtlety of their own heart? 27 Whose purpose is, with the dreams that everyone tell, to make my people forget my name, as their forefathers did when Baal came up. 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell it: and he that understandeth my word, let him show it faithfully. For what hath chaff and wheat to do together, sayeth the LORD?
Names
Cross References
Judges 3:7
And so the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the LORD and forgot the LORD their God and served Baalim and Asheroth.
Judges 8:33-34
But as soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned away and went a whoring after Baal, and made Baalberith their God,
Deuteronomy 13:1-5
If there arise among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and give thee a sign or a wonder -
Judges 10:6
And the children of Israel wrought wickedness yet again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD and served him not.
2 Kings 21:3
And he went and built the hill altars again, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed. And he reared up altars to Baal and made groves, as did Ahab king of Israel. And he bowed himself unto all the host of heaven and served them.
Jeremiah 29:8
"For thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Let not those prophets and soothsayers that be among you deceive you: and believe not your own dreams.
Acts 13:8
But the sorcerer Elymas - for so was his name by interpretation - withstood them, and sought to turn away the ruler from the faith.
2 Timothy 2:17-18
and their words shall fret even as doth a canker: of whose number is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
2 Timothy 3:6-8
For of this sort are they which enter into houses, and bring into bondage women laden with sin, which women are led of divers lusts,