Berean Standard Bible

“For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.””

Jeremiah 29:9

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Jeremiah was contending with prophets who told the exiles what they wanted to hear. Their cheerful forecasts of a swift homecoming kept people from building lives and from listening to the harder word God actually gave.

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Jeremiah 14:14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.
Deuteronomy 18:20But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.”
1 John 4:1Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”

World English Bible (WEB)

For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says Yahweh.

King James Version (KJV)

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For they are saying to you what is false in my name: I have not sent them, says the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque falsamente os profetizan ellos en mi nombre: no los envié, ha dicho Jehová.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

porque profetizan mentiras en mi nombre. Yo no los envié, dice el Señor.

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