Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite, New Living Translation The LORD sent this message to Shemaiah the Nehelamite in Babylon: English Standard Version To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: Berean Standard Bible You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that King James Bible Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, New King James Version You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, New American Standard Bible Now you shall speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, NASB 1995 To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, NASB 1977 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, Legacy Standard Bible And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, Amplified Bible Also you shall speak to Shemaiah of Nehelam [among the exiles in Babylon], saying, Christian Standard Bible To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say, Holman Christian Standard Bible To Shemaiah the Nehelamite you are to say, American Standard Version And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Shemaia the Nekhemalite said: Brenton Septuagint Translation And to Samaeas the Aelamite thou shalt say, Douay-Rheims Bible And to Semeias the Nehelamite thou shalt say: English Revised Version And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation [The LORD says,] "Say to Shemaiah from Nehelam, International Standard Version "You are to say to Shemaiah of Nehelam: JPS Tanakh 1917 And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying: Literal Standard Version And you speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Majority Standard Bible You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that New American Bible To Shemaiah, the Nehelamite, say: NET Bible The LORD told Jeremiah, "Tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite New Revised Standard Version To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: New Heart English Bible "Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, Webster's Bible Translation Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, World English Bible Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, Young's Literal Translation 'And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou dost speak, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Shemaiah's Letter Against Jeremiah24You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that 25this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:… Cross References Jeremiah 29:15 Because you may say, "The LORD has raised up for us prophets in Babylon," Jeremiah 29:31 "Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you--though I did not send him--and has made you trust in a lie, Jeremiah 29:32 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 that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.'" Treasury of Scripture Thus shall you also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Shemaiah. Jeremiah 29:31,32 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: … Nehelamite. Jeremiah 29:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. Jump to Previous Nehel'am Nehelamite Shemaiah Shemai'ah SpeakJump to Next Nehel'am Nehelamite Shemaiah Shemai'ah SpeakJeremiah 29 1. Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,8. and not to believe the dreams of their prophets; 10. and that they shall return with grace after seventy years. 15. He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience. 20. He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets. 24. Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah. 30. Jeremiah foretells his doom. (24) Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite.--It is clear that this section (Jeremiah 29:24-32) is of the nature of a fragment attached to the Epistle to Babylon on account of its associations with it, but not forming part of it. It gives, in fact (as Jeremiah 29:28 shows), the sequence of events, and so far stands in the same relation to it as the Second Epistle to the Corinthians does to the First. Jeremiah's letter had naturally roused the indignation of the rival prophets at Babylon, and they organised a movement, of which Shemaiah was the chief instigator, for his destruction. Of Shemaiah himself we know nothing more than is here recorded. The description "Nehelamite" gives us no information, as the name Nehelam does not appear as belonging to any person or place in the Old Testament. It is just possible, as in the marginal reading, that there may be a play upon the Hebrew word (Halam) for "dreamer."Verses 24-32. - A threatening oracle against the false prophet Shemaiah. Great excitement had been caused among the so-called prophets in Babylon by the emphatic language of Jeremiah. Accordingly one of them, named Shemaiah, wrote letters to the Jews at home, and especially to a high official called Zephaniah (see on ver. 26) to put a stop to Jeremiah's bold agitation. Zephaniah, however, was not the man for whom Shemaiah took him, and read the letter to the intended victim. Upon this, Jeremiah received a special revelation, announcing dire punishment to Shemaiah and his family (according to the principle of the Divine government described in Exodus 20:5). Verse 24. - To Shemaiah; or, of, concerning (as the same preposition is rendered in vers. 16, 21, 31). The oracle itself speaks of Shemaiah in the third person (vers. 31, 32). The Authorized Version, however, can be defended by its accordance with ver. 25. The Nehelamite. This is evidently a patronymic, but whether of the family or the locality of the bearer cannot be decided. The analogy of "Jeremiah of Anathoth" (ver. 27), however, favors the view that it is local. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You are to sayתֹּאמַ֥ר (tō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ (šə·ma‘·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8098: Shemaiah -- 'Yah hears', the name of a number of Israelites the Nehelamite, הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י (han·ne·ḥĕ·lā·mî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5161: Nehelamite -- descriptive title for a false prophet Links Jeremiah 29:24 NIVJeremiah 29:24 NLT Jeremiah 29:24 ESV Jeremiah 29:24 NASB Jeremiah 29:24 KJV Jeremiah 29:24 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 29:24 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 29:24 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 29:24 French Bible Jeremiah 29:24 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:24 Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak (Jer.) |
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