Jeremiah 29:24-32

Message to Shemaiah

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.
27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
28 He has sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’ ”
29 Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
31 “Send this message to all the exiles: ‘This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has persuaded you to trust in lies,
32 this is what the LORD says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has preached rebellion against me.’ ”

Cross References 12

  • 1. S 2 Kings 25:18; Jeremiah 21:1
  • 2. S 1 Samuel 10:11; 2 Kings 9:11; Hosea 9:7; S John 10:20
  • 3. Jeremiah 20:2
  • 4. ver 1
  • 5. ver 10
  • 6. ver 5
  • 7. Jeremiah 21:1
  • 8. ver 24
  • 9. S Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 28:15
  • 10. S 1 Samuel 2:30-33
  • 11. ver 10
  • 12. S Jeremiah 28:16
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