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Jeremiah 29:24 Cross-References
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“Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Nehelamite: or, dreamer”
Jeremiah 29:24 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:24
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite—the Hebrew שְׁמַעְיָה (Shema'yah, 'Yahweh has heard') ironically names a false prophet whom God will not hear. The designation Nehelamite (הַנֶּחֱלָמִי) likely derives from חָלַם (chalam, 'to dream'), identifying him as one who claimed divine revelation through dreams—a method Scripture permits (Numbers 12:6) but which false prophets abused (Jeremiah 23:25-28).This oracle shifts from addressing the exiles' hope (29:1-23) to confronting opposition to Jeremiah's ministry. Shemaiah represents those who preferred comfortable lies to uncomfortab...
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