Jeremiah 29:9

Hebrew
כִּ֣י בְשֶׁ֔קֶר הֵ֛ם נִבְּאִ֥ים לָכֶ֖ם בִּשְׁמִ֑י לֹ֥א שְׁלַחְתִּ֖ים נְאֻם יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ESV
for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.
NIV
They are prophesying lies to you in my name. I have not sent them,“ declares the LORD.
NLT
because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,“ says the LORD.
LXX
KJV
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 29:8 ← Jeremiah 29:9 → Jeremiah 29:10

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