Jeremiah 29:24-32 (Holman Christian Standard)

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24 To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say, 25 "This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You^a in your own name have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah^b son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying: 26 The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest to be the chief officer^c in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman^d who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in stocks^e and an iron collar. 27 So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who has been acting like a prophet among you? 28 For he has sent [word] to us in Babylon, claiming: The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce."^f 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

A Message about Shemaiah

30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 31 "Send [a message] to all the exiles, saying: This is what the Lord says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust a lie,^g 32 this is what the Lord says: I am about to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. There will not be even one of his [descendants] living among these people, nor will any ever see the good that I will bring to My people"-[this is] the Lord's declaration-"for he has preached rebellion against the Lord."

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