Jeremiah 29:32 meaning and explanation

this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”

Jeremiah 29:32, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the closing words of God's verdict on Shemaiah, a false prophet among the Babylonian exiles. He had written to Jerusalem urging the priests to silence Jeremiah and had told the exiles the captivity would be short.

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