Jeremiah 29:32
in Jeremiah 29this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
therefore thus saith Jehovah, 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 unto my people, saith Jehovah, because he hath spoken rebellion against Jehovah.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 29
Commentary
7 notes on this verseI will punish Shemaiah - 1. He shall have no posterity to succeed him. 2. His family, i.e., relations, etc., shall not be found among those whom I shall bring back from captivity. 3. Nor shall he himself see the good that I shall do for my people. And all this shall come upon him and his because he hath taught rebellion against the Lord. He excited the people to reject Jeremiah, and to receive the lying words of the false prophets; and these led them to rebel.
This site's exposition
Zephaniah the priest, however, had read
on Jeremiah 29:29-32
Zephaniah the priest reads Shemaiah's letter to Jeremiah. Shemaiah is charged like Hananiah before him, “he has preached rebellion against the LORD,” and he has made the exiles “trust in a lie.” His sentence cuts him out of the future his letter claimed to hasten.
This site's exposition
I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite
Adam Clarke lists three parts of the punishment: the LORD will punish Shemaiah and “his descendants.” He will have “no one left among this people,” and he will never “see the good that I will bring to My people.” The charge is the one laid on Hananiah at 28:16.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 30 and following) And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying: Send to all the exiles, saying: Thus says the Lord to Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and made you trust in a lie, therefore thus says the Lord: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Note, Those are unworthy to share in God's favours to his church that are not willing to stay his time for them. Shemaiah was angry at Jeremiah's advice to the captives to see to the building up of their families in Babylon, that they might be increased and not diminished, and therefore justly is he written childless there.
Advice to the Captives in Babylon. 1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
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The words behind it
33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֞ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| פֹקֵ֜ד | foked | [am] about to visit [judgment] | H6485 → | 303 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁמַעְיָ֣ה | shema'yah | Shemaiah | H8098 → | 41 times |
| הַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮ | hanechelami | the Nehelamite | H5161 → | 3 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| זַרְעוֹ֒ | zaro | offspring his | H2233 → | 229 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִהְיֶ֨ה | yihyeh | he will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֜וֹ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| אִ֣ישׁ׀ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| יוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀ | yoshev | dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּתוֹךְ־ | betokh- | in among | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הָעָ֣ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הַזֶּ֗ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִרְאֶ֥ה | yireh | he will look | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| בַטּ֛וֹב | vatov | on the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| עֹשֶֽׂה־ | ʾoseh- | [will be] doing | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְעַמִּ֖י | leami | for people my | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| סָרָ֥ה | sarah | rebellion | H5627 → | |
| דִבֶּ֖ר | diber | he has spoken | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
לָכֵ֞ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
כֹּֽה־thus
koh-H3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
הִנְנִ֨יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
פֹקֵ֜ד[am] about to visit [judgment]
fokedH6485 →303 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁמַעְיָ֣הShemaiah
shema'yahH8098 →41 times
הַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮the Nehelamite
hanechelamiH5161 →3 times
וְעַל־and on
veal-H5921 →5755 times
זַרְעוֹ֒offspring his
zaroH2233 →229 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִהְיֶ֨הhe will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
ל֜וֹto <the> him
lo
אִ֣ישׁ׀anyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב׀dwelling
yoshevH3427 →1079 times
בְּתוֹךְ־in among
betokh-H8432 →418 times
הָעָ֣םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
הַזֶּ֗ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִרְאֶ֥הhe will look
yirehH7200 →1300 times
בַטּ֛וֹבon the good
vatovH2896 →538 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
עֹשֶֽׂה־[will be] doing
ʾoseh-H6213 →2628 times
לְעַמִּ֖יfor people my
leamiH5971 →1873 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
סָרָ֥הrebellion
sarahH5627 →
דִבֶּ֖רhe has spoken
diberH1696 →1141 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
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
Jeremiah 22:30This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:30
Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on David’s throne, and his body will be thrown out and exposed to heat by…
- Psalms 94:20
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- Jeremiah 36:30
Through
Jeremiah 17:6He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.
it leads to
- Job 20:17
He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
- Deuteronomy 29:23
All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the…
- Psalms 1:4
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
- Job 39:6
I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
- Job 8:11–13
Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
- Job 20:17
Through
Jeremiah 28:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
it leads to
- Genesis 7:4
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
- Genesis 7:4
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
