Jeremiah 27:16 meaning and explanation
Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
Jeremiah 27:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah speaks to the priests and people in Jerusalem during Zedekiah's reign, when Babylon had already carried off temple articles and exiles, including King Jeconiah. Rival prophets were promising a quick return of those sacred objects, a hopeful message the crowd wanted to hear.
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