The Meaning of Jeremiah 29:24 Explained

Jeremiah 29:24

KJV: Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

YLT: 'And unto Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou dost speak, saying,

Darby: And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

ASV: And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speak, saying,

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 29:24?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 29:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 29:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 29:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[Thus] shalt thou also speak  to Shemaiah  the Nehelamite,  saying, 

What does Jeremiah 29:24 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord had a message for Shemaiah the Nehelamite, too. There are no other references to this man in the Bible. "Nehelamite" may come from the Hebrew word halam, meaning "to dream." Thus this may be a nickname for him: the dreamer (cf. Jeremiah 29:8; Jeremiah 27:9). [1] This word could also be the name of his family or birthplace, though no other families or places of that name are known.

Context Summary

Jeremiah 29:1-32 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 29

1  Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8  and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10  and that they shall return with grace after seventy years
15  He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience
20  He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets
24  Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah
30  Jeremiah foretells his doom

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 29:24 mean?

And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite You shall speak saying
וְאֶל־ שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י תֹּאמַ֥ר לֵאמֹֽר

וְאֶל־  And  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י  the  Nehelamite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֶחֱלָמִי  
Sense: the designation of a false prophet Shemaiah taken into captivity to Babylon; name is formed from his native place or his progenitor.
תֹּאמַ֥ר  You  shall  speak 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

What are the major concepts related to Jeremiah 29:24?

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