Verse 31
Jeremiah 29:31
Noah Webster Bible
31
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because Shemaiah hath prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁלַ֤ח עַל כָּל הַ/גּוֹלָה֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל שְׁמַעְיָ֖ה הַ/נֶּחֱלָמִ֑י יַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁר֩ נִבָּ֨א לָ/כֶ֜ם שְׁמַעְיָ֗ה וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ לֹ֣א שְׁלַחְתִּ֔י/ו וַ/יַּבְטַ֥ח אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם עַל שָֽׁקֶר
English Translation
Send to all the exiles, saying, "Thus says the Lord to Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because he has prophesied to you, and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in falsehood."
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Chapter 29 Context
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(After Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and th...
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By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Ju...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, who...
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5
Build ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
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Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters t...
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And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray to th...
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8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviner...
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9
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
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10
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years shall be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you,...
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11
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil...
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12
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.
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13
And ye shall seek me, and find me , when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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14
And I will be found by you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather y...
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15
Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised up for us prophets in Babylon;
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16
Know that thus saith the LORD concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concern...
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17
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilenc...
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18
And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver...
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19
Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the...
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20
Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to...
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21
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and co...
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22
And concerning them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, sayi...
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23
Because they have committed villainy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbor's wi...
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Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
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25
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters...
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26
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in th...
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27
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?
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28
For therefore he sent to us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell i...
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29
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
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30
Then came the word of the LORD to Jeremiah, saying,
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31
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; B...
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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall...
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