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Jeremias 29:24

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Jeremias 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:
FOOTNOTES:

F8 (ymlxnh) "quasi" (Mlwx) "somniator somniorum", Kimchi and Ben Melech.
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Jeremias 29:24 In-Context

22 Em razão disso, os exilados de Judá que estão na Babilônia usarão esta maldição: “Que o SENHOR o trate como tratou Zedequias e Acabe, os quais o rei da Babilônia queimou vivos”.
23 Porque cometeram loucura em Israel: adulteraram com as mulheres de seus amigos e em meu nome falaram mentiras, que eu não ordenei que falassem. Mas eu estou sabendo; sou testemunha disso’, declara o SENHOR.
24 “Diga a Semaías, de Neelam:
25 Diz o SENHOR dos Exércitos, o Deus de Israel, que você enviou cartas em seu próprio nome a todo o povo de Jerusalém, a Sofonias, filho do sacerdote Maaseias, e a todos os sacerdotes. Você disse a Sofonias:
26 ‘O SENHOR o designou sacerdote em lugar de Joiada como encarregado do templo do SENHOR; você deveria prender no tronco, com correntes de ferro, qualquer doido que agisse como profeta.
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