Jeremiah 29:24

Thus shalt thou also speak. It appears that a new section begins here and that v. 23 concludes the copy of the letter begun in v. 4. Jeremiah’s message to the exiles stirred up the wrath of the rival, false prophets in Babylon, and a movement was formed to destroy Jeremiah.

Shemaiah. Evidently a Jewish leader in Babylon in the opposition against Jeremiah. Nothing further is known of him beyond what is revealed here.

Nehelamite. The marginal reading, “dreamer,” is based on the assumption that “Nehelamite” is derived from the Heb. chalam, meaning “to dream,” an assumption that is rejected by most scholars.