Jeremiah 27:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 27:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שְׁלַחְתִּים֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְהֵ֛ם
hêm
H1992
they
נִבְּאִ֥ים
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
בִּשְׁמִ֖י
shêm
H8034
name
לַשָּׁ֑קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַדִּיחִ֤י
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
אֶתְכֶם֙
ʼêth
H853
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וַאֲבַדְתֶּ֔ם
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
אַתֶּ֕ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַֽנִּבְּאִ֥ים
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
For I have not sent them, says Yahweh, but they prophesy falsely in my name; that I may drive you out, and that you may perish, you, and the prophets who prophesy to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I have not sent them”—the declaration of Yahweh—“and they are prophesying in my name for falsehood, so that I will drive you out, and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).