therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants; he will not have anyone living among this people, and he will not see the good that I am going to do for My people,” declares the Lord, “because he has spoken falsely against the Lord.” ’ ”
Commentaries
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Jeremiah distinctly declares that this impostor would not escape unpunished, because he had dared to falsely use the name of God and openly opposed…
John Gill
JohnGill
Therefore thus says the Lord: Because he prophesied without being sent of God, and prophesied lies, by which the people w…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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 t…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Here, he speaks of the threat against him.
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He rebukes Shemaiah’s guilt: because Shemaiah prophesied. The…
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John Calvin
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