The Meaning of Jeremiah 23:27 Explained

Jeremiah 23:27

KJV: Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

YLT: Who are devising to cause My people To forget My name by their dreams, That they recount each to his neighbour, As their fathers forgot my name for Baal.

Darby: who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour: as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

ASV: that think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgat my name for Baal.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Which think  to cause my people  to forget  my name  by their dreams  which they tell  every man  to his neighbour,  as their fathers  have forgotten  my name  for Baal. 

What does Jeremiah 23:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 23:1-40 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 23

1  He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock
5  Christ shall rule and save them
9  Against false prophets;
33  and mockers of the true prophets

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 23:27 mean?

who try to make forget - My people My name by their dreams which tells everyone his neighbor as forgot their fathers My name for Baal
הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ אֶת־ עַמִּי֙ שְׁמִ֔י בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְסַפְּר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁכְח֧וּ אֲבוֹתָ֛ם שְׁמִ֖י בַּבָּֽעַל

הַחֹשְׁבִ֗ים  who  try 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: חָשַׁב 
Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
לְהַשְׁכִּ֤יחַ  to  make  forget 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: כָּשַׁח 
Sense: to forget, ignore, wither.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עַמִּי֙  My  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
שְׁמִ֔י  My  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
בַּחֲל֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם  by  their  dreams 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: חֲלֹום  
Sense: dream.
יְסַפְּר֖וּ  tells 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
אִ֣ישׁ  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ  his  neighbor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
שָׁכְח֧וּ  forgot 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּשַׁח 
Sense: to forget, ignore, wither.
אֲבוֹתָ֛ם  their  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
שְׁמִ֖י  My  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
בַּבָּֽעַל  for  Baal 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל  
Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.