Jeremiah 29:25

Jeremiah 29:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 29:25

23They have done shameful things in Israel. They committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and spoke lies in my name. I didn’t command them to do this. I know what they have done. I’m a witness, declares the Lord. 24⌞The Lord says,⌟ “Say to Shemaiah from Nehelam, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You sent letters in your own name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. These letters said: 26The Lord made you priest instead of Jehoiada so that there would be officials for the Lord’s temple. You should put any lunatic who acts like a prophet in prison and in shackles. 27Now, why haven’t you arrested Jeremiah from Anathoth? After all, he acts like a prophet among you.

Jeremiah 29:25 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר יַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּה֩ שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ בְשִׁמְכָ֜ה סְפָרִ֗ים אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאֶל־צְפַנְיָ֤ה בֶן־מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶ֥ל כָּל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thus speakethאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Because thou hast sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• lettersסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• in thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• unto all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and to Zephaniahצְפַנְיָהוּtsephanyâh tsephanyâhû · ZephaniahH6846
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּma‛ăώêyâh ma‛ăώêyâhû · MaaseiahH4641
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:25

• 1 Kings 21:8So Jezebel wrote letters, signed them with Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal. She sent them to the respected leaders and nobles living in Naboth’s city.
• 2 Kings 10:1Ahab had 70 male heirs in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters to the officials of Jezreel, the respected leaders, and the guardians of Ahab’s descendants in Samaria. The letters read,
• 2 Kings 19:9Now, Sennacherib heard that King Tirhakah of Sudan was coming to fight him. Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 32:17Sennacherib wrote letters cursing the Lord God of Israel. These letters said, “As the gods of the nations in other countries couldn’t rescue their people from me, Hezekiah’s God cannot rescue his people from me.”
• Ezra 4:7Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their group wrote to him when Artaxerxes was king of Persia. The letter was written with the Aramaic script and translated into the Aramaic language.
• Nehemiah 6:5When Sanballat sent me the same message a fifth time, his servant held in his hand an unsealed letter.
• Acts 9:2and asked him to write letters of authorization to the synagogue leaders in the city of Damascus. Saul wanted to arrest any man or woman who followed the way ⌞of Christ⌟ and imprison them in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 29:29The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
• Jeremiah 21:1The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchiah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah. They said,
• Jeremiah 37:3King Zedekiah sent Jehucal (son of Shelemiah) and the priest Zephaniah (son of Maaseiah) to the prophet Jeremiah. They asked him, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”
• Jeremiah 52:24The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers.
• 2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard took the chief priest Seraiah, the second priest Zephaniah, and the 3 doorkeepers.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-29Verses 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 29:24 To Shemaiah - Rather, concerning. The Nehelamite - Not as in the margin; but one belonging to the village of Nehlam (unknown). Jeremiah 29:26 Officers - Deputy high priests who had the oversight of the temple. Mad - See 2 Kings 9:11 note…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-32Verses 20-32 Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretending to rest their own lies upon the God of truth, was worst of all. They flattered others in their sins, because they could not reprove them without condemning themselves. The most secret sins are known to God; and there is a day coming when he will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-32A prophet in Babylon named Shemaiah disagreed with Jeremiah's advice that the exiles should accept a long exile (Jeremiah 29:4–23). Shemaiah sent a letter to a leading priest in Jerusalem, urging action against Jeremiah. In response, Jeremiah wrote a letter to the exiles condemning Shemaiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon, after the messenger who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah, &c., condemning Jeremiah and reproving the authorities for not having apprehended him. Nehelamite--a name derived either from his father or from a place: alluding at the same time to the Hebrew meaning, "a dreamer" (compare Jr 29:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 29:25

• Maaseiah
• Shemaiah
• Zephaniah

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Zephaniah
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord of Hosts
• Shemaiah
• Epistle

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings