Jeremiah 29:24
22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
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.
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
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,
26 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that
- KJV
- Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
- WEB
- Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
- ASV
- And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,
- DARBY
- And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
- BLB
- And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying:
- ÅB
- Og til nehelamitten Semaja skal du si:
- OTB
- Tal til Sjemaja, Nehelamitten, og si,
- B1930
- Og til nehelamitten Semaja skal du si:
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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:
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