Jeremiah 27:16

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Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.

In other translations

Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.

Hebrew words

וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הַכֹּהֲנִיםhakohanimthe priestsH3548וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088דִּבַּרְתִּיdibartiI spokeH1696לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כֹּהkohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁמְעוּtishme'uyou listenH8085אֶל־'el-toH413דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697נְבִיאֵיכֶםnevi'eikhemprophets yourH5030הַנִּבְּאִיםhanibe'imwho are prophesyingH5012לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009כְלֵיkhelei[the] articles ofH3627בֵית־veit-[the] house ofH1004יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מוּשָׁבִיםmushavim[are] about to be brought backH7725מִבָּבֶלָהmibavelahfrom Babylon <towards>H894עַתָּה'atahnowH6258מְהֵרָהmeherahquicklyH4120כִּיkiforH3588שֶׁקֶרshekerfalsehoodH8267הֵמָּהhemahtheyH1992נִבְּאִיםnibe'im[are] prophesyingH5012לָכֶם׃lakhemto <the> you

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People and places

Places: Babylon

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