Jeremiah 27:15 (KJV)

Thou and Ye

you, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

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Thompson Chains

Deception (2)See the chain from Genesis 3:4 · 4 links
DeceiversSee the chain from Romans 16:18 · 5 links
LiarsSee the chain from Psalms 63:11 · 6 links

Parallel Passages

2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
Jeremiah 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

Jeremiah 27:10 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.
2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
Jeremiah 6:13–15 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. …
Jeremiah 14:15–16 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. …
2 Chronicles 18:17–22 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? …
Jeremiah 8:10–12 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. …
Jeremiah 20:6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.
Jeremiah 23:15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
Jeremiah 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 28:16–17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. …
Jeremiah 29:9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 29:22–23 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; …
Jeremiah 29:31–32 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: …
Ezekiel 14:3–10 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them? …
Micah 3:5–7 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. …
Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, …
2 Timothy 2:17–19 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; …
2 Timothy 4:3–4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; …
Revelation 13:7–8 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. …
Revelation 13:12–14 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. …
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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Topics

Babylon Prophecies of conquests by
Birds Cages of Birds
Minister, Christian False and corrupt
Zedekiah By Jeremiah

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible629–588 BC · Jeremiah, in the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

For I have not sent לֹא lōʾ Negative שְׁלַחְתִּים šĕlaḥtîm שָׁלַח Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular · with suffix: third person masculine plural
them, saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
yet they prophesy כִּי kî Conjunction וְהֵם wĕhēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural · with and נִבְּאִים nibbĕʾîm נָבָא Verb · niphal active participle, masculine plural
a lie לַשָּׁקֶר laššāqer שֶׁקֶר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
in my name בִּשְׁמִי bišmî שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
that I might drive you out לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition הַדִּיחִי haddîḥî נָדַח Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with suffix: first person common singular
and that ye might perish אֶתְכֶם ʾetkem Object marker · with suffix: second person masculine plural וַאֲבַדְתֶּם waʾăbadtem אָבַד Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine plural · with and אַתֶּם ʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural
ye, and the prophets וְהַנְּבִאִים wĕhannĕbiʾîm נָבִיא Noun · masculine plural · with and, the
that prophesy הַנִּבְּאִים hannibbĕʾîm נָבָא Verb · niphal active participle, masculine plural · with the לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural

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