Send 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 this message to all the people in exile: 'This is what the LORD says about Shemaiah from Nehelam: Because Shemaiah has spoken prophecies to you when I did not send him, and he has made you believe lies,'
God is calling out a false prophet named Shemaiah who was giving the exiled people messages that weren't from God, making them believe things that weren't true.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's message through Jeremiah to the Jewish exiles in Babylon (around 597-586 BC). Shemaiah was apparently a false prophet among the exiles who was contradicting Jeremiah's true prophecies and giving the people false hope about their situation. The exile community was vulnerable to false prophets who told them what they wanted to hear rather than God's actual plans.
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