Jeremiah 29:31
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
שְׁבוּת
shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
עַל
ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
שְׁמַעְיָה
Shᵉmaʻyâh
Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
נֶחֱלָמִי
Nechĕlâmîy
a Nechelamite, or descendant of Nechlam
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
שְׁמַעְיָה
Shᵉmaʻyâh
Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
נָבָא
nâbâʼ
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Key Terms in This Verse
נָבָא nâbâʼ
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
Study H5012 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →שְׁבוּת shᵉbûwth
exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity
Study H7622 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →עַל ʻal
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
Study H5922 →Cross References
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring up...
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Related Passages
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit