The Meaning of Jeremiah 29:9 Explained

Jeremiah 29:9

KJV: For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

YLT: For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Darby: For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

ASV: For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For they prophesy  falsely  unto you in my name:  I have not sent  them, saith  the LORD. 

What does Jeremiah 29:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 29:1-32 - 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 29

1  Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8  and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10  and that they shall return with grace after seventy years
15  He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience
20  He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets
24  Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah
30  Jeremiah foretells his doom

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 29:9 mean?

For falsely they prophesy to you in My name not I have sent them says Yahweh -
כִּ֣י בְשֶׁ֔קֶר הֵ֛ם נִבְּאִ֥ים לָכֶ֖ם בִּשְׁמִ֑י לֹ֥א שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים נְאֻם־ יְהוָֽה ס

בְשֶׁ֔קֶר  falsely 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
נִבְּאִ֥ים  prophesy 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.
לָכֶ֖ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
בִּשְׁמִ֑י  in  My  name 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים  I  have  sent  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
נְאֻם־  says 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נְאֻם  
Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָֽה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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