Verse 29
Jeremiah 29:29
World Messianic Bible
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Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָ֛א צְפַנְיָ֥ה הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת הַ/סֵּ֣פֶר הַ/זֶּ֑ה בְּ/אָזְנֵ֖י יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַ/נָּבִֽיא
English Translation
And Zephaniah the priest read this book in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
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Chapter 29 Context
1
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue o...
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(after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the cra...
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by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Ju...
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Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says to all the captives whom I have caused to be carr...
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“Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.
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Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husba...
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Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh fo...
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For Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you an...
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9
For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says Yahweh.
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10
For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my...
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11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil,...
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12
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
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You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
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I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you f...
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15
Because you have said, “Yahweh has raised us up prophets in Babylon;”
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16
Yahweh says concerning the king who sits on David’s throne, and concerning all the people who dwell...
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17
Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and w...
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18
I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver...
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because they have not listened to my words,” says Yahweh, “with which I sent to them my servants the...
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Hear therefore Yahweh’s word, all you captives, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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21
Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concernin...
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A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘Yahweh...
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23
because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ w...
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24
Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying,
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“Yahweh of Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name...
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“Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahwe...
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Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you,
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because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them...
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Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
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Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying,
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31
“Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘Yahweh says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shem...
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therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not...
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