Verse 20
Jeremiah 29:20
Free Bible Version
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This is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name. I'm going to hand them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them right before your eyes.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַתֶּ֖ם שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר יְהוָ֑ה כָּל הַ֨/גּוֹלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָ/ה
English Translation
And you all listen to the word of the Lord, all the exiles whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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Chapter 29 Context
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Jeremiah the prophet wrote this letter and sent it from Jerusalem to the elders who were left among...
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This was after King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the court officials, the leaders of Judah and Jeru...
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Elasah, son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, son of Hilkiah, took the letter with them when Zedekiah king o...
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This is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says to all the exiles who were taken fr...
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Build yourselves houses there to live in. Plant gardens and grow food to eat.
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Get married and have children. Arrange for your children to get married so they can have children to...
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Help make the city where I've exiled you more prosperous. Pray to the Lord for it, since as it prosp...
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This is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: Don't be fooled by your prophets a...
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They are prophesying lies to you in my name; I have not sent them, declares the Lord.
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This is what the Lord says: When the seventy years exile in Babylon is over, I will see to you and k...
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I know what I intend to do for you, declares the Lord. I plan good things for you and not bad. I'm g...
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Then you will call for my help, you will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.
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I will let you find me, declares the Lord. I will end your captivity, gathering you from all the nat...
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But if you argue, “The Lord has provided prophets for us in Babylon,”
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this is what the Lord says about the king who sits on David's throne and everyone who's left in Jeru...
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This is what the Lord Almighty says: I'm going to send war and famine and disease against them. I'll...
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I will chase them down with war and famine and disease. I will make all the kingdoms of the earth ho...
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I'm going to do this because they haven't obeyed my words, declares the Lord, which I sent to them t...
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So listen to the word of the Lord, all you exiles I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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This is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedek...
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Because of what happens to them, all the exiles of Judah in Babylon will curse others like this: “Ma...
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They did outrageous things in Israel—they committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and told li...
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that this is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: On your own authority you sen...
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“Zephaniah, the Lord has chosen you as priest to replace Jehoiada, to be in charge of the Lord's Tem...
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So why haven't you punished Jeremiah of Anathoth, who claims to be a prophet among you?
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You should have done this because he has sent a letter to us here in Babylon, stating, ‘The exile wi...
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However, Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
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Then the Lord told Jeremiah:
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Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Since...
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this is what the Lord says: I'm going to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He won'...
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