Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:14
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The prophets | הַנְּבִאִים֙ | han·nə·ḇi·’îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| are prophesying | נִבְּאִ֣ים | nib·bə·’îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| lies | שֶׁ֚קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| in My name | בִּשְׁמִ֔י | biš·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H8034 name |
| replied | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I did not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| send them | שְׁלַחְתִּים֙ | šə·laḥ·tîm | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| appoint them | צִוִּיתִ֔ים | ṣiw·wî·ṯîm | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| speak | דִבַּ֖רְתִּי | ḏib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| They | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are prophesying | מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥ים | miṯ·nab·bə·’îm | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ס | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| a false | שֶׁ֜קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| vision | חֲז֨וֹן | ḥă·zō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2377 vision |
| a worthless divination | וְקֶ֤סֶם | wə·qe·sem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H7081 divination |
| the futility | וֶאֱלוּל | wɛ·ʾɛ̆·lūl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H434 good for nothing |
| and delusion | וְתַרְמוּת | wə·ṯar·mūṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8649 fraud |
| of their own minds | לִבָּ֔ם | lib·bām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 13:6–7 · Jeremiah 29:8–9 · Lamentations 2:14 · Isaiah 30:10–11 · Ezekiel 12:24 · Jeremiah 29:31 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Jeremiah 27:9–10 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Micah 3:11 · Jeremiah 23:21–32 · Jeremiah 27:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.