Jeremiah 29:25 (WEB)

Passage

“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:23 because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them. I am he who knows, and am witness,” says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 29:24 Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,

Jeremiah 29:25 “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 29:26 “Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.

Jeremiah 29:27 Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "armies", "israel", "says", "sent", "letters", "name", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "armies", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak..." into verse 26's "Yahweh has made you priest in the...", so "yahweh" and "armies" 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 "yahweh" and "armies" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.