King James Version
"For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish."
— Jeremiah 27:10, King James Version
“for they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. ”
“for they prophesy a lie to you, to remove you far from your land, and that I should drive you out, and you should perish.”
“Do not listen to them, because their prophecies are lies. Listening to them will only cause you to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile.”
“For they prophesy lies to you: to remove you far from your country, and cast you out, and to make you perish.”
“For they say false words to you, so that you may be sent away far from your land, and so that you may be forced out by me and come to destruction.”
“For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.”
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand.
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:
For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish.
But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the Lord; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.
I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.
Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the Lord hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?