Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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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Bible References

Send

Jeremiah 29:20
"Now, all you exiles whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to this message from the LORD!

Because

Jeremiah 29:9
Indeed, they're prophesying lies to you in my name. I didn't send them,' declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 14:14
Then the LORD told me, "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I didn't send them, I didn't command them, and I didn't speak to them. They're proclaiming to you false visions, worthless predictions, and the delusions of their own minds.
Jeremiah 23:21
I didn't send these prophets, but they ran anyway. I didn't speak to them, but they prophesied.
Jeremiah 28:15
The prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The LORD didn't send you, and you are causing these people to trust in a lie.
Ezekiel 13:8
""Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says, "Because you've spoken falsehood and deceptions, I am therefore opposing you," declares the Lord GOD.
2 Peter 2:1
Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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Jeremiah 23:21
I didn't send these prophets, but they ran anyway. I didn't speak to them, but they prophesied.

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