Jeremiah:29:21-32
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel Yisra #
el #,
of Ahab #
Ach #
ab #
the son of Kolaiah ,
and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah Ma #
aseyah #,
which prophesy a lie unto you in my name ;
Behold ,
I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ;
and he shall slay them before your eyes ;
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon ,
saying ,
The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab #
Ach #
ab #,
whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire ;
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Because they have committed villany in Israel Yisra #
el #,
and have committed adultery with their neighbours wives ,
and have spoken lying words in my name ,
which I have not commanded them ;
even I know ,
and am a witness ,
saith the LORD .
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Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite ,
saying ,
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Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts ,
the God of Israel Yisra #
el #,
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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The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest ,
that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD ,
for every man that is mad ,
and maketh himself a prophet ,
that thou shouldest put him in prison ,
and in the stocks .
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Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth ,
which maketh himself a prophet to you ?
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For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon ,
saying ,
This captivity is long :
build ye houses ,
and dwell in them ;
and plant gardens ,
and eat the fruit of them .
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And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet .
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Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah ,
saying ,
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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 :
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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 .