# the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah, saying, "Send

This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Jeremiah 1:4](../01/04.md). Alternate translation: "Yahweh gave a message to Jeremiah. He said, 'Send" or "Yahweh spoke this message to Jeremiah: 'Send" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Shemaiah the Nehelamite

See how you translated this man's name in [Jeremiah 29:24](./24.md).