Jeremiah 29:24
“Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,”
What does Jeremiah 29:24 mean?
This verse introduces a message the prophet Jeremiah is about to deliver about a specific person named Shemaiah. Shemaiah was a false prophet living among the Jewish exiles in Babylon who had been sending letters back to Jerusalem opposing Jeremiah's advice to settle down and build lives during their captivity. What follows this verse is God's strong rebuke of Shemaiah for his deception and his opposition to God's true word through Jeremiah. The verse itself is simply the setup, preparing us to hear what the Lord wants said about someone who claimed to speak for God but was actually leading people away from His will.