Jeremiah 29:25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 29:24-32

We have perused the contents of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon, who had reason, with a great deal of thanks to God and him, to acknowledge the receipt of it, and lay it up among their treasures. But we cannot wonder if the false prophets they had among them were enraged at it; for it gave them their true character. Now here we are told concerning one of them, I. How he manifested his malice against Jeremiah. This busy fellow is called Shemaiah the Nehelamite, the dreamer (so the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:25

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying ,.... See Gill on Jeremiah 29:4 ; because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem ; not in the name of the captives, whom he consulted not; nor with Ezekiel the prophet of the Lord, who was of the captivity; but in his own name, taking upon him to direct and order what should be done in Jerusalem. These letters were sent, very probably, by the hands of the king's messengers, when they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 29:25

Verse 25 He afterwards mentioned the priest and all the priests The word priest, in the singular number, meant the high-priest: then the priests were not only those descended from Aaron, but all the Levites. There was the high-priest, and then the descendants of Aaron were the chief, and, as it were, the colleagues of the high priest; but the Levites were an inferior order, though here by the priests he means also the Levites. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:20-32

Shemaiah. I. HIS ACTION . 1. He is irritated at the letter of Jeremiah. From Babylon he writes back in a rage. It is foolish to be thus angry with those who tell us unpleasant truths, but it is very common. 2. He describes Jeremiah as mad. People often depreciate the intelligence of those who differ from them. Weak men set down strong words to the excitement of the speaker because they have not the imagination or the nerve to receive them as true. 3. He urges the temple... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:20-32

The punishment of false prophets. The opposition between Jeremiah and the false prophets is one of the most interesting phenomena of the period to which these prophecies belong. It is a real battle, albeit not with earthly weapons. The question between them could not be suffered to remain doubtful, as it involved immense consequences. A striking correspondence is discovered in the antagonism to the labors of the apostles. There is the same barefaced, fearless lying and dishonesty, the same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:24-32

A threatening oracle against the false prophet Shemaiah. Great excitement had been caused among the so-called prophets in Babylon by the emphatic language of Jeremiah. Accordingly one of them, named Shemaiah, wrote letters to the Jews at home, and especially to a high official called Zephaniah (see on verse 26) to put a stop to Jeremiah's bold agitation. Zephaniah, however, was not the man for whom Shemaiah took him, and read the letter to the intended victim. Upon this, Jeremiah received a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 29:24-29

A narrative showing the effects of Jeremiah’s letter. Shemaiah the leader of the false prophets wrote to Zephaniah, urging him to restrain the prophet’s zeal with the prison and the stocks.Jeremiah 29:24To Shemaiah - Rather, concerning.The Nehelamite - Not as in the margin; but one belonging to the village of Nehlam (unknown).Jeremiah 29:26Officers - Deputy high priests who had the oversight of the temple.Mad - See 2 Kings 9:11 note. Many of the symbolic actions of the prophets, such as that of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 29:24-28

Jeremiah 29:24-28. Thus shalt thou speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite Or, the dreamer, as the word הנחלמי , is rendered in the margin: see Jeremiah 29:8. The termination, however, rather shows it to be a word expressing Shemaiah’s family or country, and we find such a place as Helam mentioned, 2 Samuel 10:16-17. The prophet, it seems, was commanded to send this message to Shemaiah after the messengers who delivered the forementioned writing to the captives at Babylon were returned home,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

Letters to the captives in Babylon (29:1-32)In 597 BC several thousand of Jerusalem’s most capable people were taken captive to Babylon. Among them were some false prophets who began to predict, as Hananiah had done, that Babylon was about to fall and that the Judean captives were about to return to Jerusalem. Jeremiah, on hearing of this, wrote a letter to the community of captives (29:1-3).The advice Jeremiah gives to the exiles is that they settle down to a more or less permanent way of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 29:24-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 29:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:20-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:20-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 29:24-32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 29:24-29

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 29:24-28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 29:1-32

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