Jeremiah 29:24 (GNV)

Passage

Thou shalt also speake to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:22 And al they of the captiuitie of Iudah, that are in Babel, shall take vp this curse against them, and say, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whome the King of Babel burnt in the fire,

Jeremiah 29:23 Because they haue committed vilenie in Israel, and haue committed adulterie with their neighbours wiues, and haue spoken lying words in my Name, which I haue not commanded them, euen I knowe it, and testifie it, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 29:24 Thou shalt also speake to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

Jeremiah 29:25 Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy Name vnto all the people, that are at Ierusalem, and to Zephaniah the sonne of Maaseiah the Priest, and to all the Priests, saying,

Jeremiah 29:26 The Lord hath made thee Priest for Iehoiada the Priest, that yee should bee officers in the House of the Lord, for euery man that raueth and maketh himselfe a Prophet, to put him in prison and in the stockes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "shalt", "speake", "shemaiah", "nehelamite", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "shalt", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Because they haue committed vilenie in Israel..." into verse 25's "Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes the...", so "thou" and "shalt" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "shalt" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.