Jeremías 29:15

15 »Ustedes afirman que el Señor
les ha levantado 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 Si me buscan de todo corazón, podrán encontrarme.

14 Sí, me encontrarán —dice el Señor
—. Pondré fin a su cautiverio y restableceré su bienestar. Los reuniré de las naciones adonde los envié y los llevaré a casa, de regreso a su propia tierra”.

15 »Ustedes afirman que el Señor
les ha levantado profetas en Babilonia;

16 pero esto dice el Señor
acerca del rey que se sienta en el trono de David y acerca de todos los que todavía viven aquí en Jerusalén, sus parientes que no fueron desterrados a Babilonia.

17 Esto dice el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales: “Enviaré sobre ellos guerra, hambre y enfermedad, y haré que sean como higos podridos, tan podridos que no pueden comerse.