A moment in scripture

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 29:31Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Jeremiah 29:29

    And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

  2. Jeremiah 29:30

    Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying,

  3. 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.

Read all of Jeremiah 29 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.