Jeremías 29:15

15 Ustedes podrán decir: «El SEÑOR nos ha dado profetas en Babilonia»,

Jeremías 29:15 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:15

Because ye have said
That is, some of them; for here the Lord, by the prophet, turns from the godly among the captives, whom he had been advising, encouraging, and comforting before, to those who gave heed to the false prophets, who promised them a speedy return to their own land, and which they believed; and therefore rejected and despised the prophecies of Jeremiah, and others: the Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
and therefore stood in no need of other prophets that were in Judea, or in Jerusalem, nor should hearken to them; but believe those that were raised up among themselves, rather than others at a distance; and though these were false prophets, yet, being such that prophesied to them things that were agreeable, they were willing to believe them, and to consider them, and receive them, as prophets sent of God, when they were not.

Jeremías 29:15 In-Context

13 Me buscarán y me encontrarán, cuando me busquen de todo corazón.

14 Me dejaré encontrar —afirma el SEÑOR—, y los haré volver del cautiverio. Yo los reuniré de todas las naciones y de todos los lugares adonde los haya dispersado, y los haré volver al lugar del cual los deporté», afirma el SEÑOR.

15 Ustedes podrán decir: «El SEÑOR nos ha dado profetas en Babilonia»,

16 pero esto es lo que dice el SEÑOR acerca del rey que ocupa el trono de David, y acerca de todo el pueblo que aún queda en esta ciudad, es decir, de sus hermanos que no fueron con ustedes al exilio.

17 Así dice el SEÑOR Todopoderoso: «Voy a mandar contra ellos la espada, el hambre y la pestilencia. Haré que sean como higos podridos, que de tan malos no se pueden comer.