Jeremiah 27:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

Hearken not ye - the Jews especially, for whom the address to the rest was intended.

Enchanters - augurs (Calvin), х `onªneeykem (H6049)] from a root х `ayin (H5869)], the eyes - i:e., lookers at the stars and other means of taking omens of futurity; one who holds the eyes spell-bound with fascination; or another root, a fixed time х `ownaah (H5772)], observers of times; forbidden in the law (Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10-11; Deuteronomy 18:14). Others from х `aanaan (H6051)] the clouds, one who predicts by observations of the clouds.

Jeremiah 27:9

9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers,c nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: