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Jeremiah 29:24 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 29 · verse 24
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,Jeremiah 29:24 · King James Version
Jeremiah 29:24 in context
22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
23Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.
24Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
25Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NehelamiteNechĕlâmîya Nechelamite, or descendant of NechlamH5161 →
- ShemaiahShᵉmaʻyâhShemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesH8098 →
- speakʼâmarto sayH559 →
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We have perused the contents of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon, who had reason, with a great deal of thanks to God and him, to acknowledge the receipt of it, and lay it up among their treasures. But we cannot wonder if the false prophets they had among them were enraged at it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-32