The Meaning of Jeremiah 27:9 Explained

Jeremiah 27:9

KJV: Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

YLT: And ye, ye do not hearken unto your prophets, and unto your diviners, and unto your dreamers, and unto your observers of clouds, and unto your sorcerers who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not serve the king of Babylon, --

Darby: And ye, hearken not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, who speak unto you saying: Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon.

ASV: But as for you, hearken ye not to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreams, nor to your soothsayers, nor to your sorcerers, that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore hearken  not ye to your prophets,  nor to your diviners,  nor to your dreamers,  nor to your enchanters,  nor to your sorcerers,  which speak  unto you, saying,  Ye shall not serve  the king  of Babylon: 

What does Jeremiah 27:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 27:1-22 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 27

1  By the type of bonds and yokes he prophesies the subduing of the neighbor kings
8  He exhorts them to yield, and not to believe the false prophets
12  The like he does to Zedekiah
19  He foretells the remnant of the vessels shall be carried to Babylon,

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 27:9 mean?

Therefore you not do listen to your prophets and your diviners and your dreamers your soothsayers or your sorcerers who they speak to you saying not You shall serve - the king of Babylon
וְ֠אַתֶּם אַל־ תִּשְׁמְע֨וּ אֶל־ נְבִיאֵיכֶ֜ם וְאֶל־ קֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗ם וְאֶל֙ חֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם עֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֶל־ כַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑ם אֲשֶׁר־ הֵ֞ם אֹמְרִ֤ים אֲלֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תַעַבְד֖וּ אֶת־ מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל

וְ֠אַתֶּם  Therefore  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine plural
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
תִּשְׁמְע֨וּ  do  listen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
נְבִיאֵיכֶ֜ם  your  prophets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
קֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗ם  your  diviners 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: קָסַם  
Sense: (Qal) to practice divination, divine.
חֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם  your  dreamers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: חֲלֹום  
Sense: dream.
עֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם  your  soothsayers 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: עָנַן 
Sense: (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds).
כַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑ם  your  sorcerers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: כַּשָּׁף  
Sense: sorcerer.
אֹמְרִ֤ים  speak 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲלֵיכֶם֙  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֵאמֹ֔ר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
תַעַבְד֖וּ  You  shall  serve 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
מֶ֥לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בָּבֶֽל  of  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.