Verse 16
Jeremiah 27:16
Free Bible Version
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Then I told the priests and all the people, This is what the Lord says: Don't listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, “Look! The objects from the Lord's Temple will shortly be returned from Babylon.” They are prophesying a lie to you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶל הַ/כֹּהֲנִים֩ וְ/אֶל כָּל הָ/עָ֨ם הַ/זֶּ֜ה דִּבַּ֣רְתִּי לֵ/אמֹ֗ר כֹּה֮ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֒ אַֽל תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ אֶל דִּבְרֵ֣י נְבִֽיאֵי/כֶ֗ם הַֽ/נִּבְּאִ֤ים לָ/כֶם֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֨ה כְלֵ֧י בֵית יְהוָ֛ה מוּשָׁבִ֥ים מִ/בָּבֶ֖לָ/ה עַתָּ֣ה מְהֵרָ֑ה כִּ֣י שֶׁ֔קֶר הֵ֖מָּה נִבְּאִ֥ים לָ/כֶֽם
English Translation
And to the priests and to all this people I spoke, saying, Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the house of the LORD are brought back from Babylon now quickly; for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you.
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