Jeremiah 29 · Verse 24

Jeremiah 29:24

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

Jeremiah 29:24, King James Version

Jeremiah 29:24 in other translations

BSB	You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that
WEB	Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
ASV	And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,
YLT	‘And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou dost speak, saying,
DARBY	And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
BBE	About Shemaiah the Nehelamite.
Webster	Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

What does Jeremiah 29:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 29:24-32

24-32. A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon, after the messenger who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah, &c., condemning Jeremiah and reproving the authorities for not having apprehended him. Nehelamite--a name derived either from his father or from a place: alluding at the same time to the Hebrew meaning, "a dreamer" (compare Jr 29:8).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 24 Speak to Shemaiah - Zephaniah was the second priest, sagan, or chief priest's deputy, and Seraiah, high priest, when Jerusalem was taken. See Jer 52:24. Shemaiah directs his letter to the former, and tells him that God had appointed him to supply the place of the high priest, who was probably then absent. His name was either Azariah or Seraiah his son, but called Jehoiada from the remarkable zeal and courage of that pontiff. See the passages in the margin. - Dodd. After the taking of Jerusalem, Zephaniah was put to death by Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, see Jer 37:3. The history of Jehoiada may be seen 2Kgs 11:3, etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29:20-32

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. They flattered others in their sins, because they could not reprove them without condemning themselves. The most secret sins are known to God; and there is a…

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Jeremiah 29:24 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413

שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huShemaiahH8098

הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖יha.ne.che.la.Mithe NehelamiteH5161

תֹּאמַ֥רto.Maryou will sayH559

לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 29:24

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: Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the Lord; because he hath taught rebellion against the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Shemaiah.
31,32
Nehelamite. or, dreamer.
8

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Context

Jeremiah 29:23
Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:24
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
Jeremiah 29:25
Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

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Jeremiah 29:24 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y á Semaías de Nehelam hablarás, diciendo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et parle à Shemahia, le Nékhélamite, disant:
German Elberfelder 1871	Und zu Schemaja, dem Nechelamiter, sollst du sprechen und sagen:
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et ad Semeiam Nehelamiten dices: