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Jeremiah 29:25-27
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Jeremiah 29:25-27
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25 This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “Shemaiah, you sent letters to all the people in Jerusalem and to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. You also sent letters to all the priests. You sent those letters in your own name and not by my authority. 26 Shemaiah, this is what you said in your letter to Zephaniah: ‘Zephaniah, the Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Lord’s Temple. You should arrest anyone who acts like a crazy person[a] and acts like a prophet. You should put that person’s feet between large blocks of wood and put neck irons[b] on him. 27 Now Jeremiah is acting like a prophet. So why didn’t you arrest him?
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- Jeremiah 29:26 crazy person Here, Shemaiah is referring to Jeremiah. See verses 27-28.
- Jeremiah 29:26 neck irons A ring made from iron. People put the rings around prisoners, necks. They often fastened a chain to the ring to control the prisoners.
Jeremiah 29:25-27
New International Version
Jeremiah 29:25-27
New International Version
25 “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(A) son of Maaseiah, and to all the other priests. You said to Zephaniah, 26 ‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord; you should put any maniac(B) who acts like a prophet into the stocks(C) and neck-irons. 27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
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