Shemaiah (Jeremiah 29)
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| Hebrew / Greek | שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ (H8098) |
|---|---|
| Description | Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Jeremiah 29:24 |
Shemaiah (Jeremiah 29) is a man living at the time of the divided monarchy. He is named in 3 verses of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 29:24.
Verses
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 29:24Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that
- Jeremiah 29:31Send 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:“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
- Jeremiah 29:32Therefore 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.this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
Notes
- Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
- Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.