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Berean Standard Bible

“Because you may say, “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,””

Jeremiah 29:15

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Study note

A few verses later in the same chapter, Jeremiah turns from his general warning to the claim that some exiles were making. They were taking encouragement from prophets speaking in Babylon, insisting God had already sent them help there.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Because you may say, “The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon,”

World English Bible (WEB)

Because you have said, “Yahweh has raised us up prophets in Babylon;”

King James Version (KJV)

Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

American Standard Version (ASV)

Because ye have said, Jehovah hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For you have said, The Lord has given us prophets in Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas habéis dicho: Jehová nos ha suscitado profetas en Babilonia.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Pero ahora, debido a que aceptan a los falsos profetas entre ustedes y aseguran que el Señor los envió,

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