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Jeremiah 29:24
New English Translation
Jeremiah 29:24
New English Translation
A Response to the Letter and a Subsequent Letter
24 The Lord told Jeremiah, “Tell[a] Shemaiah the Nehelamite[b]
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- Jeremiah 29:24 tn The words “The Lord told Jeremiah” are not in the text. They are supplied in the translation here to indicate the shift in topic and the shift in addressee (the imperative “tell” is second singular). The introduction supplied in the translation here matches that in v. 30, where the words are in the text.
- Jeremiah 29:24 tn It is unclear whether this is a family name or a place name. The word occurs nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible.
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