Jeremiah 29:25

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
speaketh	אָמַ֞ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֛וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
sent	שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ sha.Lach.ta	H7971	to send away · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
letters	סְפָרִ֗ים se.fa.Rim	H5612	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
name	בְשִׁמְכָ֜ה ve.shim.Khah	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
people	הָעָם֙ ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Zephaniah	צְפַנְיָ֤ה tze.fan.Yah	H6846	Tsephanjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Maaseiah	מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ ma.'a.se.Yah	H4641	Maasejah · proper noun, a man's name
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים ha.ko.ha.Nim	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
saying	לֵאמֹֽר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 29:29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Jeremiah 37:3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray n…
Jeremiah 52:24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
1 Kings 21:8-13 So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his…
2 Kings 10:1-7 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them th…
2 Kings 19:9 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, sa…
2 Kings 19:14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it…
2 Kings 25:18-21 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29:24–end

We have perused the contents of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon, who had reason, with a great deal of thanks to God and him, to acknowledge the receipt of it, and lay it up among their treasures. But we cannot wonder if the false prophets they had among them were enraged at it; for it gave them their true character. Now here we are told concerning one of them, I. How he manifested his malice against Jeremiah. this busy fellow is called Shemaiah the Nehelamite, the dreamer (so the margin reads it), because all his prophecies he pretended to have received from God in a dream. He had got a copy of Jeremiah's letter to the captives, or had heard it read, or information was given to…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 29:25

in thy name--without sanction of "the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel," which words stand in antithesis to "thy name" (Joh 5:43). Zephaniah--the second priest, or substitute (Sagan) of the high priest. He was one of those sent to consult Jeremiah by Zedekiah (Jer 21:1). Slain by Nebuchadnezzar at the capture of Jerusalem (Kg2 25:18-21). Zephaniah was in particular addressed, as being likely to take up against Jeremiah the prophet's prediction against his brother Zedekiah at Babylon (Jer 29:21). Zephaniah was to read it to the priests, and in the presence of all the people, in the temple.

John Gill on Jeremiah 29:25

Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying,.... See Gill on Jeremiah 29:4; because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem; not in the name of the captives, whom he consulted not; nor with Ezekiel the prophet of the Lord, who was of the captivity; but in his own name, taking upon him to direct and order what should be done in Jerusalem. These letters were sent, very probably, by the hands of the king's messengers, when they returned, whose names are mentioned, Jeremiah 29:3; some of them were sent to the people, to set them against the prophet of the Lord, Jeremiah, that they might not give any heed and credit to him; and others to the pr…

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Dictionary and topics

Jehoiada — Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married…
Maaseiah — The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash…
Shemaiah — Whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr.…
Zephaniah — Jehovah has concealed, or Jehovah of darkness. (1.) The son of Cushi, and great-grandson of Hezekiah, and the ninth in the order of the minor prophets. He prophesied in the days of Josiah, king of…
Maaseiah · 10:18,21,22; — 10:18,21,22;
Zephaniah · .Shows — .Shows

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 29:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 29:25

John Gill on Jeremiah 29:25

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 29:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29:24–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 29:25

John Gill on Jeremiah 29:25

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 29:24-27

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 29:24–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 29:24-32

Rashi on Jeremiah 29:24