Jeremiah 14:14

Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
prophets	הַנְּבִאִים֙ ha.ne.vi.'Im	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
prophesy	נִבְּאִ֣ים ni.be.'Im	H5012	to prophesy · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
lies	שֶׁ֚קֶר She.ker	H8267	an untruth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
name	בִּשְׁמִ֔י bish.Mi	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
sent	שְׁלַחְתִּים֙ she.lach.Tim	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
commanded	צִוִּיתִ֔ים tzi.vi.Tim	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
spake	דִבַּ֖רְתִּי di.Bar.ti	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
prophesy	מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֥ים mit.na.be.'Im	H5012	to prophesy · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute
false	שֶׁ֜קֶר She.ker	H8267	an untruth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
vision	חֲז֨וֹן cha.Zon	H2377	a sight (mentally) · noun, common masculine singular construct
divination	וְקֶ֤סֶם ve.Ke.sem	H7081	a lot · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
nought	וֶֽאֱלִיל֙ ve.'e.lul	H457	good for nothing · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
deceit	וְתַרְמִ֣ית ve.tar.mut	H8649	fraud · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
heart	לִבָּ֔ם li.Bam	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ezekiel 13:6-7 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that…
Jeremiah 29:8-9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neit…
Isaiah 30:10-11 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
Jeremiah 29:31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unt…
Lamentations 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have s…
Ezekiel 12:24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Jeremiah 27:9-10 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which…
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16

The dispute between God and his prophet, in this chapter, seems to be like that between the owner and the dresser of the vineyard concerning the barren fig-tree, Luk 13:7. The justice of the owner condemns it to be cut down; the clemency of the dresser intercedes for a reprieve. Jeremiah had been earnest with God, in prayer, to return in mercy to this people. Now here, I. God overrules the plea which he had offered in their favour, and shows him that it would not hold. In answer to it thus he says concerning this people, Jer 14:10. He does not say, concerning my people, for he disowns them, because they had broken covenant with him. It is true they were called by his name, and had the tokens…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:14

(Jer 23:21).

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:14

Then said the Lord unto me,.... In reply to the above excuse, in favour of the people: the prophets prophesy lies in my name; it is a wicked thing to tell lies; it is more so to foretell them, and that in the name of the Lord; pretending they have his authority, and are under the influence and guidance of his Spirit; and it was sinful in the people to give credit to them, and the more so in that they were forewarned of these prophets and their lies, and had the reverse told them by a true prophet of the Lord, and therefore were inexcusable. I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them; all which are requisite to a prophet, or to a man's prophesying in the name of…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:14

Jeremiah 14:14 14. Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 14. Et dixit Jehova mihi, Mendacium prophetae prophetant in nomine meo; non misi eos, et non praecepi illis, et non loquutus sum cum illis: visionem mendacii (hoc est, mendacem) et divinationem et vanitatem (vel, rem nihili) et fraudem cordis sui ipsi prophetant vobis. We now see more clearly why the Prophet related his own complaint, and also his astonishment, of which God alone had been the witness, and that was, that the pe…

Dictionary and topics

Deceit · Preach — Preach
Divination · Practised by: False prophets — Practised by: False prophets
Impenitence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Prophecy · Guilt of pretending to the gift of — Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Prophets · .Punishment of — .Punishment of
Prophets, False · Not sent or commissioned by God — Not sent or commissioned by God
Sorcery · .By false prophets — .By false prophets
Vision · 89:19; — 89:19;
Visions · False prophets pretended to have seen — False prophets pretended to have seen

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 14:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:14

John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:14

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 14:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 14:14

John Gill on Jeremiah 14:14

John Calvin on Jeremiah 14:14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 14:10-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 14:13-16

Rashi on Jeremiah 14:14