Jeremiah 29:24

Message to Shemaiah

24 Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

Jeremiah 29:24 in Other Translations

24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

24 To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say:

24 The LORD sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon:

24 And this is the Message for Shemaiah the Nehelamite:

24 And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,

24 [The LORD says,] "Say to Shemaiah from Nehelam,

24 To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say,

24 Tell Shemaiah, the Nehelamite,

Jeremiah 29:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:24

[Thus] shalt thou speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite
Or, "the dreamer" ^F8; because he pretended to have dreams from the Lord; or because what he delivered as prophecies were mere dreams; as that the captives should quickly return to their own land; so Kimchi: but Jarchi takes it to be the name of a place, from whence he was so called; perhaps the place of his birth, or habitation formerly; so the Targum, paraphrasing

``who was of Halem;''

he was, another of the false prophets in Babylon. This latter part of the chapter is of a later date than the former; and refers to what was done after the above letter of Jeremiah came to the captives in Babylon; and after, the return of the messengers from thence, who brought, account how it was received, and what umbrage it gave to the false prophets: saying;
as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (ymlxnh) "quasi" (Mlwx) "somniator somniorum", Kimchi and Ben Melech.

Jeremiah 29:24 In-Context

22 Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire.’

23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know it and am a witness to it,” declares the LORD.

24 Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite,

25 “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah,

26 ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the LORD; you should put any maniac who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons.