King James Version
Jeremiah 29:24 in the King James Version says “Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Nehelamite: or, dreamer” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Nehelamite: or, dreamer”
Jeremiah 29:24 · KJV
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;
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, Nehelamite: or, dreamer
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,
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.
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