Verse 22
Jeremiah 29:22
Darby Translation
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לֻקַּ֤ח מֵ/הֶם֙ קְלָלָ֔ה לְ/כֹל֙ גָּל֣וּת יְהוּדָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/בָבֶ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר יְשִֽׂמְ/ךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ כְּ/צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ וּ/כְ/אֶחָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר קָלָ֥/ם מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל בָּ/אֵֽשׁ
English Translation
And take from them a curse for all the exile of Judah which is in Babel, saying, "Yahweh will make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babel burned in the fire."
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Chapter 29 Context
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And these are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the residue o...
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(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, a...
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by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkijah (whom Zedekiah king of Ju...
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, unto all the captivity, whom I have caused...
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Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
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Take wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to h...
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And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto J...
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For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in your...
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For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith Jehovah.
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For thus saith Jehovah: When seventy years shall be accomplished for Babylon I will visit you, and p...
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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil,...
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And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you;
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and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart,
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and I will be found of you, saith Jehovah. And I will turn your captivity, and I will gather you fro...
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If ye say, Jehovah hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
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yea, thus saith Jehovah concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning al...
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thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will send against them the sword, the famine, and the pestile...
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And I will pursue them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will give them...
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because they have not hearkened to my words, saith Jehovah, wherewith I sent unto them my servants t...
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But ye, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, hear the word of Jehova...
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Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and con...
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jeh...
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because they have committed infamy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wiv...
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And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
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Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters i...
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Jehovah hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers [in...
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And now, why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?
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Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell [in t...
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And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.
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And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,
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Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Be...
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therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall...
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