Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who steal My words from each other.

King James Version

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

Holman Bible

Therefore, take note! I am against the prophets”—the Lord’s declaration—“who steal My words from each other.

International Standard Version

"Therefore, look, I'm against the prophets," declares the LORD, "who steal my words from each other.

A Conservative Version

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, says LORD, who steal my words each one from his neighbor.

American Standard Version

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor.

Amplified

Therefore behold (hear this), I am against the [counterfeit] prophets,” says the Lord, “[I am descending on them with punishment, these prophets] who steal My words from one another [imitating the words of the true prophets].

Bible in Basic English

For this cause I am against the prophets, says the Lord, who take my words, every one from his neighbour.

Darby Translation

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbour.

Julia Smith Translation

For this, behold me against the prophets, says Jehovah, stealing my words, a man from his neighbor.

King James 2000

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, says the LORD, that steal my words everyone from his neighbor.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"{Therefore} look, I [am] against the prophets," {declares} Yahweh, "who steal my words each one from his neighbor.

Modern King James verseion

So Jehovah says, Behold, I am against the prophets who steal My Words each one from his neighbor.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD: behold, I will upon the prophets, that steal my word privily from every man.

NET Bible

So I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,' says the LORD, 'who steal my words everyone from his neighbor.

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore! behold me! against the prophets, Declareth Yahweh, - who steal my words, every man from his neighbour:

Webster

Therefore behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbor.

World English Bible

Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, says Yahweh, who steal my words everyone from his neighbor.

Youngs Literal Translation

Therefore, lo, I am against the prophets, An affirmation of Jehovah, Stealing My words each from his neighbour.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord

Usage: 0

גּנב 
Ganab 
Usage: 40

my words
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

Context Readings

The Unfaithful Prophets

29 “Is not My word like fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock? 30 Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who steal My words from each other. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who use their tongues and declare, ‘The Lord declares.’

Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:20

But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not commanded him to speak, or which he speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.’

Psalm 34:16

The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Ezekiel 13:8

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Because you have spoken falsehood and seen a lie, therefore behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord God.

Jeremiah 14:14-15

Then the Lord said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility and the deception of their own minds.

Leviticus 20:3

I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.

Leviticus 26:17

I will set My face against you so that you will be struck down before your enemies; and those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you.

Deuteronomy 29:20

The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven.

Jeremiah 44:11

“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am going to set My face against you for woe, even to cut off all Judah.

Jeremiah 44:29

This will be the sign to you,’ declares the Lord, ‘that I am going to punish you in this place, so that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for harm.’

Ezekiel 13:20

Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against your magic bands by which you hunt lives there as birds and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let them go, even those lives whom you hunt as birds.

Ezekiel 15:7

and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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