Jeremiah 29:27
in Jeremiah 29So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now therefore, why hast thou not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you,
KJV
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
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This verse in Jeremiah 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
So now, why have you not
on Jeremiah 29:27-28
Shemaiah quotes Jeremiah's counsel back: “Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.” Jeremiah had sent that counsel to the exiles in verse 5. Shemaiah treats patience as the offense and asks why Jeremiah, who “poses as a prophet,” goes unrebuked.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 24 and following) And to Semeias the Nehelamite you shall say. And what follows: Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Since you have sent in your name letters to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest. And again from the Hebrew: And to all the priests (the Vulgate adds saying).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
This very sin they are notoriously guilty of in their captivity, which shows that afflictions will not of themselves cure men of their sins, unless the grace of God work with them, but will rather exasperate the corruptions they are intended to mortify; so true is that of Solomon ( Prov. xxvii.
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The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֗ה | veatah | and therefore | H6258 → | 433 times |
| לָ֚מָּה | lamah | <to> why? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| גָעַ֔רְתָּ | gaarta | have you rebuked | H1605 → | |
| בְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | beyirmeyahu | <in> Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| הָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑י | haanetoti | the Anathothite | H6069 → | |
| הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖א | hamitnabe' | who is prophesying | H5012 → | 115 times |
| לָכֶֽם׃ | lakhem | to <the> you |
וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore
veatahH6258 →433 times
לָ֚מָּה<to> why?
lamahH4100 →752 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
גָעַ֔רְתָּhave you rebuked
gaartaH1605 →
בְּיִרְמְיָ֖הוּ<in> Jeremiah
beyirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
הָֽעֲנְּתֹתִ֑יthe Anathothite
haanetotiH6069 →
הַמִּתְנַבֵּ֖אwho is prophesying
hamitnabe'H5012 →115 times
לָכֶֽם׃to <the> you
lakhem
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
it leads to
- Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
- Exodus 7:11
But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
- Acts 13:8–11
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Revelation 2:20
Through
Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
it leads to
- Matthew 10:17
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
- Acts 4:17–21
But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”
- Mark 13:9
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
- Matthew 10:17
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.