Jeremiah 29:9 (YLT)

Passage

For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed you, and pray for it unto Jehovah, for in its peace ye have peace.

Jeremiah 29:8 `For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, Let not your prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in your midst, and your diviners, lift you up, nor hearken ye unto their dreams, that ye are causing <FI>them<Fi> to dream;

Jeremiah 29:9 For with falsehood they are prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 29:10 `For thus said Jehovah, Surely at the fulness of Babylon--seventy years--I inspect you, and have established towards you My good word, to bring you back unto this place.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "falsehood", "prophesying", "name", "sent", "affirmation", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "falsehood" and "prophesying", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "For thus said Jehovah of Hosts God..." into verse 10's "For thus said Jehovah Surely at the...", so "falsehood" and "prophesying" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "falsehood" and "prophesying" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.