“Sendשְׁלַחto allעַל כָּלthe exiles,הַגּוֹלָהsaying,לֵאמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerning Shemaiahאֶל שְׁמַעְיָהthe Nehelamite:הַנֶּחֱלָמִיBecauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהhas prophesiedנִבָּאto you,לָכֶםand Iוַאֲנִיdid notלֹאsend him,שְׁלַחְתִּיוand he has madeוַיַּבְטַחyouאֶתְכֶםtrustיַּבְטַחin falsehood,עַל שָׁקֶר
Jeremiah 29:31
Study it in the app““Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I did not send him, and he has made you trust in falsehood,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 29:31, word by word
- “Sendשְׁלַחshelach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelach” appears- the exilesגּוֹלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- concerning Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya
Shemaiah
Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).
Where else “shemaya” appears- the Nehelamiteנֶּחֱלָמִיnechelami
Nehelamite
Nehelamite: someone from Nehelam, a place that is not known.
Where else “nechelami” appears- has prophesiedנִבָּאniba
pose as prophet
To speak as God's message what God has not said.
Where else “niba” appears- and he has madeיַּבְטַחyavtach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “yavtach” appears- in falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “shaker” appears
The context
30And the word of YHWH came to Jeremiah, saying:
31 · This verse (above)
32therefore thus says YHWH: Look, I am punishing Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring; he will not have a man living in the midst of this people, and he will not see the good that I am doing for my people, declares YHWH, for he has spoken rebellion against YHWH.’”