Jeremiah 27:10
For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish.
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The lying prophets weren't necessarily trying to get people exiled, but their deceitful messages resulted in that outcome. It’s a stark reminder that even well-intentioned advice can lead to ruin if it doesn't align with God’s truth.
Jeremiah is confronting false prophets who are telling Judah what they want to hear – that the exile to Babylon won't happen and their nation is safe. This verse directly refutes their comforting lies, revealing that the outcome of believing them will be deportation and destruction, not peace. Jeremiah's message, therefore, isn't about avoiding God's discipline but about submitting to His established plan to prevent total ruin.
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sheqer · Hebrew Noun
A deception or false statement presented as truth; spiritually, it is contrary to the character of God, who is truth, and often leads to destruction.
Jeremiah's message in this verse is delivered during the tumultuous period leading up to and during Jerusalem's final destruction. The false prophets offered comforting lies, but Jeremiah warns that their counsel would directly lead to the very devastation they claimed to avert, a stark contrast to the exiles' harsh reality.
605 BC
First Deportation to Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacks Judah and deports a group of its elite citizens, including Daniel, to Babylon. This marks the beginning of Babylonian dominance over Judah.
c. 597 BC
Second Deportation to Babylon
Following a rebellion, Nebuchadnezzar deports more Judeans, including King Jehoiachin and the prophet Ezekiel, to Babylon. Jerusalem's temple is plundered.
c. 589-587 BC— this verse
Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
After another rebellion, Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem, leading to famine and eventual destruction of the city and its temple. A final deportation of Judeans occurs.
c. 582 BC
Third Deportation to Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar conducts a final deportation of Judeans following the assassination of Gedaliah, the governor appointed after Jerusalem's fall.
This passage describes a 'lying spirit' sent by God to deceive Ahab's prophets, similar to the false prophets in Jeremiah 27 who mislead Judah with lies that ultimately lead to destruction.
Deuteronomy 28:64This verse prophesies Israel's scattering among the nations if they disobey God, directly paralleling the outcome described in Jeremiah 27:10 where the people are driven out of their land and perish.
Ezekiel 13:10Ezekiel also condemns prophets who 'build up a wall, and, behold, it is smitten with undwelt mortar,' speaking of false security and imminent ruin, much like the deceptive prophecies Jeremiah confronts.
Isaiah 6:12This verse speaks of 'Jehovah having removed men afar off,' highlighting God's sovereign hand in the displacement of people, which is the very consequence Jeremiah warns against due to listening to false counsel.
barnesJeremiah 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."
To remove you far ... - That would be the result of their vaticinations.
pooleJeremiah 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."
Let them come by their pretended knowledge which way they will, what they say is false; and the issue of your belief of what they say will be nothing but your carrying into captivity out of your own country, and your ruin and destruction.
The lying prophets weren't necessarily trying to get people exiled, but their deceitful messages resulted in that outcome. It’s a stark reminder that even well-intentioned advice can lead to ruin if it doesn't align with God’s truth.
Jeremiah is confronting false prophets who are telling Judah what they want to hear – that the exile to Babylon won't happen and their nation is safe. This verse directly refutes their comforting lies, revealing that the outcome of believing them will be deportation and destruction, not peace. Jeremiah's message, therefore, isn't about avoiding God's discipline but about submitting to His established plan to prevent total ruin.
Jeremiah is confronting false prophets who are telling Judah what they want to hear – that the exile to Babylon won't happen and their nation is safe. This verse directly refutes their comforting lies, revealing that the outcome of believing them will be deportation and destruction, not peace. Jeremiah's message, therefore, isn't about avoiding God's discipline but about submitting to His established plan to prevent total ruin.
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"For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish." — The lying prophets weren't necessarily trying to get people exiled, but their deceitful messages resulted in that outcome. It’s a stark reminder that even well-intentioned advice can lead to ruin…
