Jeremiah 29:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 29:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 29:9 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. falsely: Heb. in a lie" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 29:9 — KJV
“For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. falsely: Heb. in a lie”
— Jeremiah 29:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 29:9 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:9
“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. a lie: Heb. in a lie, or, lyingly”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:9: prophesy, name, sent
“Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:9: prophesy, name, sent
“Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:9: prophesy, name, sent
“Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:9: prophesy, sent, saith
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:9: prophesy, name, saith
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