Jeremiah 29:24

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

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Interpretation

Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretending to rest their own lies upon the God of truth, was worst of all.

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 29:24-28.

Jeremiah 29:24 Jeremiah 29:25 Jeremiah 29:26 Jeremiah 29:27 Jeremiah 29:28

Glossary

Babylon Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Nehelam Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Alma.
Shemaiah Person: Whom Jehovah heard. (1. ) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam ( 1 Kings 12:22-24 ). (2. ) Neh. 3:29 . (3. ) A Simeonite ( 1 Chr. 4:37 ). (4. ) A priest ( Neh. 12:42 ). (5. ) A Levite ( 1 Chr. 9:16 ). (6. ) 1 Chr. 9:14 ; Neh. 11:15 .