Jérémie 27:14-18

14 N'écoutez donc pas les paroles des prophètes qui vous parlent en disant: Vous ne serez point assujettis au roi de Babylone! Car ils vous prophétisent le mensonge.

15 Je ne les ai pas envoyés, dit l'Éternel, et ils prophétisent faussement en mon nom, afin que je vous chasse et que vous périssiez, vous et les prophètes qui vous prophétisent.

16 Je parlai aussi aux sacrificateurs et à tout ce peuple, et je leur dis: Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: N'écoutez pas les paroles de vos prophètes, qui vous prophétisent, en disant: Voici, les vases de la maison de l'Éternel seront bientôt rapportés de Babylone! Car ils vous prophétisent le mensonge.

17 Ne les écoutez pas. Soumettez-vous au roi de Babylone et vous vivrez. Pourquoi cette ville deviendrait-elle une ruine?

18 Et s'ils sont prophètes et si la parole de l'Éternel est avec eux, qu'ils intercèdent donc auprès de l'Éternel des armées pour que les ustensiles restant dans la maison de l'Éternel et dans la maison du roi de Juda et à Jérusalem, n'aillent point à Babylone.

Jérémie 27:14-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 27

This chapter contains a prophecy of the subjection of the king of Judah, with five neighbouring kings, to the king of Babylon; signified by bonds and yokes on the prophet's neck, which they are exhorted patiently to bear, as being most for their good; and not to give heed to false prophets, who would persuade them to the contrary. The date of the prophecy is in Jer 27:1; the order to make the yokes, and send them to the several neighbouring princes by their messengers at Jerusalem, Jer 27:2,3; what they should say to their masters from the God of Israel, who is described from his power in the creation of the earth, and the disposal of it, Jer 27:4,5; as that he had given all their lands into the hand of the king of Babylon, whom they should serve, or it would be worse for them, Jer 27:6-8; and therefore should not hearken to their prophets, who prophesied lies; if they did, it would be to their hurt; whereas, if they quietly submitted, they would dwell in their own land, Jer 27:9-11; particularly Zedekiah king of Judah is exhorted to submit; and both he, and the priests and the people, are advised not to hearken to the false prophets, Jer 27:12-15; particularly as to what they said concerning the speedy return of the vessels of the temple, which were carried away to Babylon; but might assure themselves they should remain there; and the rest also should be taken, and not returned until the end of the seventy years, Jer 27:16-22.