Jeremiah 29:26 meaning and explanation
‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
Jeremiah 29:26, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of Shemaiah, a false prophet in Babylon, quoted in a letter he sent to Zephaniah the priest in Jerusalem. Shemaiah claims the Lord appointed Zephaniah as chief officer of the temple, with authority to restrain any madman acting like a prophet by putting him in stocks and neck irons.
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