Jeremiah 27:10
10Do not listen to them, ▼ because their prophecies are lies. ▼▼ Heb “they are prophesying a lie.”
Listening to them will only cause you ▼▼ Heb “lies will result in your being taken far…” (לְמַעַן [lema’an] + infinitive). This is a rather clear case of the particle לְמַעַן introducing result (contra BDB 775 s.v. מַעַן note 1. There is no irony in this statement; it is a bold prediction).
to be taken far away from your native land. I will drive you out of your country and you will die in exile. ▼▼ The words “out of your country” are not in the text but are implicit in the meaning of the verb. The words “in exile” are also not in the text but are implicit in the context. These words have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
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