Jeremiah 29:31

““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,”

Jeremiah 29:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 29:31, word by word

“Sendשְׁלַחshelach

send

To send someone or something.

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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).

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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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).

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the Nehelamiteנֶּחֱלָמִיnechelami

Nehelamite

Nehelamite: someone from Nehelam, a place that is not known.

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has prophesiedנִבָּאniba

pose as prophet

To speak as God's message what God has not said.

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and he has madeיַּבְטַחyavtach

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

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in falsehoodשָׁקֶרshaker

lie

What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.

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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.’”

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