Jeremiah 29:31
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: 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:
Jeremiah 29:31 stands within an exchange of letters sent between Babylon and Jerusalem during the captivity. False prophets wrote to the Hebrew exiles and to the authorities in Jerusalem, seeking to shape their hopes and actions. Their messages provoked direct controversy with Jeremiah, who confronted their claims as unauthorized and deceptive.