Verse 1
Jeremiah 29:1
New King James Version
1
Now these
are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֵ֨לֶּה֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַ/סֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלַ֛ח יִרְמְיָ֥ה הַ/נָּבִ֖יא מִ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם אֶל יֶ֜תֶר זִקְנֵ֣י הַ/גּוֹלָ֗ה וְ/אֶל הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְ/אֶל הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙ וְ/אֶל כָּל הָ/עָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶגְלָ֧ה נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛ר מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָ/ה
English Translation
And these are the words of the book that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remainder of the elders of the exile and to the priests and to the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon.
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Chapter 29 Context
1
Now these
are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue...
2
(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, a...
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3
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Ju...
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4
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, w...
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5
Build ye houses, and dwell
in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
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6
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters t...
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7
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto...
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8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviner...
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9
For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
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10
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and p...
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11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil,...
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12
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
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13
And ye shall seek me, and find
me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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14
And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather y...
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15
Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
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16
Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the peop...
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17
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilenc...
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18
And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver...
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19
Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants t...
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20
Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to...
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21
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekia...
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22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which
are in Babylon, saying, Th...
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23
Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wi...
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24
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
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25
Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters...
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26
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in th...
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27
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you...
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28
For therefore he sent unto us
in Babylon, saying, This
captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell...
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29
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
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30
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
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31
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; B...
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32
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall...
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