Verse 25
Jeremiah 29:25
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God (Elohim) of Israel: Because thou hast sent letters in thy name to all the people that are in Jerusalem, and to Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest, and to all the priests, saying:
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵ/אמֹ֑ר יַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּה֩ שָׁלַ֨חְתָּ בְ/שִׁמְ/כָ֜ה סְפָרִ֗ים אֶל כָּל הָ/עָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְ/אֶל צְפַנְיָ֤ה בֶן מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ הַ/כֹּהֵ֔ן וְ/אֶ֥ל כָּל הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to say: Because you have sent in your name letters to all the people who are in Jerusalem and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest and to all the priests, to say:
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Chapter 29 Context
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After that Jechonias the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Juda, and of Jerus...
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By the hand of Elasa the son of Saphan, and Gamarias the son of Helcias, whom Sedecias king of Juda...
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Build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant orchards, and eat the fruit of them.
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Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters: and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters t...
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And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be carried away captives; and pray to...
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For thus saith the Lord of hoses the God (Elohim) of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the m...
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For they prophesy falsely to you in my name: and I have not sent them, saith the Lord.
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For thus saith the Lord: When the seventy years shall begin to be accomplished in Babylon, I will vi...
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For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affl...
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And you shall call upon me, and you shall go: and you shall pray to me, and I will hear you.
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You shall seek me, and shall And me: when you shall seek me with all your heart.
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And I will be found by you, saith the Lord: and I will bring back your captivity, and I will gather...
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Because you have said: The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon:
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For thus saith the Lord to the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and to all the people tha...
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will send upon them the sword, and the famine, and the pestil...
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And I will persecute them with the sword, and with famine, and pith the pestilence: and I will give...
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Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord: which I sent to them by my servants the...
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Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent out from Jerusalem...
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God (Elohim) of Israel, to Achab the son of Colias, and to Sedecias...
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Juda, that are in Babylon, saying: The...
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Because they have acted folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with the wives of their friends...
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And to Semeias the Nehelamite thou shalt say:
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The Lord hath made thee priest in- stead of Joiada the priest, that thou shouldst be ruler in the ho...
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And now why hast thou not rebuked Jeremias the Anathothite, who prophesieth to you?
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For he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time: build ye houses, and dwell in the...
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So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremias the prophet.
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And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, saying:
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Send to all them of the captivity, saying: Thus saith the Lord to Semeias the Nehelamite: Because Se...
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Therefore thus saith the Lord: behold I will visit upon Semeias the Nehelamite, and upon his seed: h...
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