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Forכִּיin falsehoodבְשֶׁקֶרtheyהֵםare prophesyingנִבְּאִיםto youלָכֶםin my name;בִּשְׁמִיI did notלֹאsend them,שְׁלַחְתִּיםdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Jeremiah 29:9
Study it in the app“For in falsehood they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 29:9, word by word
- in falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- are prophesyingנִבְּאִיםnibim
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “nibim” appears- in my nameשְׁמִshemi
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shemi” appears- send themשְׁלַחְתִּיshelachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelachti” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
8For thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Do not let your prophets deceive you, who are among you, and your diviners, and do not listen to your dreams that you cause them to dream.
9 · This verse (above)
10For thus says YHWH: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill for you my good word, to bring you back to this place.