Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

For they [are] prophesying to you a lie, so that you [will be] removed from your land, and I will drive you away, and you will perish.

New American Standard Bible

For they prophesy a lie to you in order to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you out and you will perish.

King James Version

For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

Holman Bible

for they prophesy a lie to you so that you will be removed from your land. I will banish you, and you will perish.

International Standard Version

They're prophesying a lie to you in order to remove you far away from your land. I'll drive you out and you will perish.

A Conservative Version

For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

American Standard Version

for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

Amplified

For they prophesy a lie to you which will cause you to be removed far from your land; and I will drive you out and you will perish.

Bible in Basic English

For they say false words to you, so that you may be sent away far from your land, and so that you may be forced out by me and come to destruction.

Darby Translation

For they prophesy falsehood unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

Julia Smith Translation

For they are prophesying a lie to you so as to remove you far off from your land; and I thrust you away, and ye perished.

King James 2000

For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and you should perish.

Modern King James verseion

For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out and you should perish.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For they preach you lies, to bring you far from your land, and that I might cast you out, and destroy you.

NET Bible

Do not listen to them, because their prophecies are lies. Listening to them will only cause you to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile.

New Heart English Bible

for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and you should perish.

The Emphasized Bible

for falsehood, are they prophesying unto you, that ye may be far removed from off your own soil, and I drive you out, and ye be destroyed

Webster

For they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.

World English Bible

for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and you should perish.

Youngs Literal Translation

For falsehood they are prophesying to you, so as to remove you far from off your ground, and I have driven you out, and ye have perished.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

a lie
שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

אדמה 
'adamah 
Usage: 225

נדח 
Nadach 
Usage: 53

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Jeremiah Uses Fetters And Yokes To Illustrate His Message Of Submission

9 And you, you must not listen to your prophets, and to your diviners, and to your dreamers, and to your interpreters of signs, and to your sorcerers who are {saying}, 'You will not serve the king of Babylon.' 10 For they [are] prophesying to you a lie, so that you [will be] removed from your land, and I will drive you away, and you will perish. 11 But the nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and will serve him, yet will I leave it on its land," {declares} Yahweh, "and they will till it, and they will live in it." '"


Cross References

Jeremiah 32:31

"For this city has been for me [a cause] of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even until this day, [so I will] remove it from my {sight},

Jeremiah 23:25

"I have heard what the prophets who prophesy lies have said in my name, {saying}, 'I have dreamed! I have dreamed!'

Jeremiah 27:14

And you must not listen to the words of the prophets who are speaking to you, {saying}, 'You must not serve the king of Babylon,' for they [are] prophesying a lie to you.

Jeremiah 28:16

{Therefore} thus says Yahweh, 'Look, I [am] going to send you from the face of the earth. This year you [will] die because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.'"

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets had a vision for you, false and worthless; they have not exposed your sin, to restore your fortune; they have seen oracles for you, false and misleading.

Ezekiel 14:9-11

And the prophet, if he is deceived and he speaks a word, I Yahweh, I have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him, and I will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

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