Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Yahweh says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us;” for they shall not depart.
- BSB This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!
- NKJV Thus says the Lord: ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us,” for they will not depart.
- NASB This is what the Lord says: ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us,” for they will not go.
- NLT “This is what the Lord says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren’t!
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Quick answer
God warns the people not to deceive themselves into thinking the Babylonians have gone for good.
Overview
The Lord directly confronts the self-deception that the Chaldeans will not return. Wishful thinking against God's word is a dangerous form of unbelief. This warning calls every generation to face God's truth honestly rather than comfort itself with false assurances.
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Cross-references · 8
- Obad 1:3The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
- Jas 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
- Jer 29:8For 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.
- 2 Th 2:3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
- Gal 6:3For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
- Gal 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Matt 24:4–5And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
- Eph 5:6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
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