Jeremiah 29:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They are giving you false prophecies, claiming to speak for me, but I never sent them to do this, says the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is warning that these prophets are lying about speaking for Him - He never authorized their messages.

📚 Historical Context

During the Babylonian exile around 597 BC, the people of Judah were living in captivity in Babylon after Jerusalem's fall due to their unfaithfulness to God. False prophets were misleading the exiles by claiming that God promised an immediate return to their homeland, which gave false hope and contradicted God's actual plans. Jeremiah, as God's true prophet, was delivering this message to expose those impostors and affirm that their prophecies were not from the Lord.

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