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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...
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JEREMIAH 29. THE FUTURE OF THE EXILES IN BABYLON (_c_. 595). Jeremiah
sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to
settle down there for a lengthy stay, and not to be deceived b...
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Shemaiah the Nehelamite rebuked and threatened.
On the arrival at Babylon of Jeremiah's letter, which ends with
Jeremiah 29:23, there is much indignation on the part of the false
prophets, and one of...
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_read this letter, etc_.] shewing thereby that he was in sympathy with
the prophet....
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B. A Letter from Babylon Jeremiah 29:24-29
TRANSLATION
(24) And concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall say, Thus says
the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have sent in your
name le...
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Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon after the
messengers who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the...
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1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years....
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AND ZEPHANIAH THE PRIEST... — The fact thus related agrees with what
has been said as to the character of Zephaniah. He does not act as
Shemaiah wished him. At the most he only uses the letters as a t...
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וַ יִּקְרָ֛א צְפַנְיָ֥ה הַ כֹּהֵ֖ן
אֶת ־הַ
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CHAPTER X
CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES
Jeremiah 29:1
"Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon
roasted in the fire."- Jeremiah 29:22
NOTHING further is said about the pr...
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As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the
exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter
instructed them, first, concerning their present position, advising...
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I cannot help admiring the gracious providence of God over the Church,
in that the events which took place in one age, so exactly corresponds
to what takes place in another: as if to prove to God's fa...
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It follows, _And Zephaniah had read, etc _The past perfect tense is
more suitable here, for the verse ought to be put in a parenthesis.
The Prophet obviates a doubt which might have been entertained....
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On the other hand the prophet comforts those who, by the judgment of
God, were subjected to the yoke which He had imposed upon them. The
Jews in Babylon should dwell in peace, quietly seeking the welf...
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AND ZEPHANIAH THE PRIEST READ THIS LETTER,.... Of Shemaiah's to him,
and the other priests:
IN THE EARS OF JEREMIAH THE PROPHET: whether out of good will, to let
him know who were his enemies abroad;...
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And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the
prophet.
Ver. 29. _And Zephaniah the priest read this letter._] For ill will,
likely, and with exprobation. _Ubi insignis elucit...
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The Doom of Shemaiah Foretold
Jeremiah's letter to the men in exile had evidently caused a great
stir among the false prophets in Babylon, who had predicted a speedy
termination of the exile. Accordi...
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And Zephaniah, the priest, read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah,
the prophet, probably with the object of making him acquainted with
the machinations of the false prophets in Babylon....
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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 pretendi...
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Jeremiah 29:29 Zephaniah H6846 priest H3548 read H7121 (H8799) letter
H5612 hearing H241 Jeremiah H3414 prophet H503
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POSTSCRIPT CONCERNING THE REQUEST FROM SHEMAIAH THE PROPHET IN BABYLON
CALLING FOR JEREMIAH TO BE SEVERELY DISCIPLINED AS A FALSE PROPHET
BECAUSE OF HIS DECLARATIONS THAT DELIVERANCE WOULD BE DELAYED,...
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JEREMIAH'S LETTER TO THE EXILES (JEREMIAH 29:1).
Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and
indicates that the world was not static (compare the prophetic letters
from Shemaiah...
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CONTENTS: Message to the Jews of the first captivity. Action against
false prophets. Destruction foretold.
CHARACTERS: Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeconiah, Elasah, Gemariah,
Ahab, Zedekiah, Shemaiah,...
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Jeremiah 29:10. _After seventy years._ See Jeremiah 26:1. Zechariah
fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished
sometime after Jeremiah's death. No doubt the captivity was exact...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—This
letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of
Zedekiah’s reign (because of chap. Jeremiah 28:1), but Jeremiah 29:2...
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EXPOSITION
Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those
distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "good
figs, very good" (Jeremiah 24:3, Jeremiah 24:5). He...
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Now Jeremiah sent this letter, chapter 29, to those Jews that were in
Babylon. And, of course, this letter was sent to them and one of the
chief of the princes that was in Babylon was Daniel. So Danie...
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Jeremiah 29:25...