Jeremiah 27:9

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:

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 27:9 warns against false prophets who contradict this command, revealing the opposition to the true prophecy.

Jeremiah 29:8 warns not to let prophets and diviners deceive you, a direct parallel to the command here.

Jeremiah 23:32 declares God against those who prophesy false dreams, connecting to the false dream interpreters warned against here.

Jeremiah 23:25 mentions prophets who claim false dreams, directly relating to the 'interpreters of dreams' listed here.

Jeremiah 14:14 similarly condemns false prophets who speak lying divinations, reinforcing the warning against listening to them.

Jeremiah 23:16 commands not to listen to false prophets who speak visions from their own minds, echoing this verse's prohibition.

Jeremiah 8:11 describes false prophets saying 'peace' when there is none, directly paralleling their false promise of safety from Babylon.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 lists divination and sorcery as detestable, the same practices warned against here.

Revelation 18:23 says Babylon's magic spell led nations astray, directly mirroring the deception from sorcerers warned against here.

Zechariah 10:2 echoes the same false sources—diviners, false dreams, idols—leading people astray.

Micah 3:7 Parallel

Micah 3:7 parallels this divine judgment against diviners and seers, who are disgraced for false prophecy.

Isaiah 47:12-14 mocks sorceries and astrologers who cannot save Babylon, directly paralleling the false practitioners here.

Deuteronomy 18:14 says Israel must not listen to diviners like the nations, reinforcing the prohibition here.

Lamentations 2:14 laments false prophets with deceptive visions, matching the false prophecies warned against here.

2 Kings 17:17 Historical context

2 Kings 17:17 shows that divination and sorcery led to Israel's exile, reinforcing the danger of heeding such practices.

Ezekiel 21:29 condemns false visions and lying divination, linking to the same deceptive practices.

Isaiah 44:25 shows God frustrates false diviners, reinforcing that they are not to be trusted.

Isaiah 9:15 Parallel

Isaiah 9:15 identifies false prophets as those who teach lies, echoing the warning here against heeding them.

Joshua 13:22 Historical context

Joshua 13:22 records Balaam the diviner being killed, connecting to the diviners mentioned here as condemned figures.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists sorcerers among those God will judge, connecting to the sorcerers in this warning.

Acts 8:11 Parallel

Acts 8:11 shows people amazed by Simon's sorcery, illustrating how sorcerers deceive—a real example of the warning.

Revelation 9:21 lists magic arts among unrepented sins, showing sorcery as persistent evil judged in the end.

Exodus 7:11 Parallel

Exodus 7:11 shows Egyptian sorcerers using secret arts, illustrating the kind of sorcery forbidden here, though in a different context.

Revelation 21:8 consigns those who practice magic arts to the lake of fire, echoing the condemnation of sorcerers.

Revelation 22:15 places those who practice magic arts outside the holy city, reinforcing the exclusion of such practitioners.