Shemaiah שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

Shemaiah, a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah during the Babylonian exile.

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Where Shemaiah appears

Jeremiah (3)

Key verses

• Jeremiah 29:24 first mention — Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
• Jeremiah 29:31 — 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:
• Jeremiah 29:32 — Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.