Jeremiah 27:9

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"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:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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not ye to your

נָבִיא

nâbîyʼ

H5030

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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nor to your

קָסַם

qâçam

H7080

properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine

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nor to your

ἐνυπνιάζομαι

enypniázomai

G1797

to dream

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nor to your

נָחַשׁ

nâchash

H5172

properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate

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nor to your

כָּשַׁף

kâshaph

H3784

properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic

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which

דָבַר

dâbar

H1696

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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unto you

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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Ye shall not

עָבַד

ʻâbad

H5647

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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of

בָּבֶל

Bâbel

H894

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

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Key Terms in This Verse

enchanters H5172

נָחַשׁ nâchash

properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate

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dreamers G1797

ἐνυπνιάζομαι enypniázomai

to dream

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sorcerers H3784

כָּשַׁף kâshaph

properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic

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diviners H7080

קָסַם qâçam

properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine

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hearken H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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serve H5647

עָבַד ʻâbad

to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

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prophets H5030

נָבִיא nâbîyʼ

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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Babylon H894

בָּבֶל Bâbel

Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire

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speak H1696

דָבַר dâbar

perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

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Therefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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Cross References

Jeremiah 14:14 cross-reference

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 ...

Jeremiah 29:8 cross-reference

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, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

Isaiah 8:19 cross-reference

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Malachi 3:5 cross-reference

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his...

Revelation 21:8 cross-reference

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimst...

Exodus 7:11 cross-reference

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

Micah 3:7 cross-reference

Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

Revelation 18:23 cross-reference

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth;...

Deuteronomy 18:14 cross-reference

For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

Jeremiah 23:16 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Jeremiah 23:25 cross-reference

I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

Acts 8:11 cross-reference

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

Joshua 13:22 cross-reference

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

Revelation 22:15 cross-reference

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 9:21 cross-reference

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

Jeremiah 23:32 cross-reference

Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: there...

Zechariah 10:2 cross-reference

For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no...

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