Verse 28
Jeremiah 29:28
New King James Version
28
For therefore he sent unto us
in Babylon, saying, This
captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell
in them;
and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י עַל כֵּ֞ן שָׁלַ֥ח אֵלֵ֛י/נוּ בָּבֶ֥ל לֵ/אמֹ֖ר אֲרֻכָּ֣ה הִ֑יא בְּנ֤וּ בָתִּים֙ וְ/שֵׁ֔בוּ וְ/נִטְע֣וּ גַנּ֔וֹת וְ/אִכְל֖וּ אֶת פְּרִי/הֶֽן
English Translation
For this reason, I sent you to Babylon, saying, "Build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit."
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Chapter 29 Context
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Now these
are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue...
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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 Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Ju...
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, w...
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Build ye houses, and dwell
in them; and plant gardens, 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 whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto...
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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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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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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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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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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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Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters...
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The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in th...
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Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you...
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For therefore he sent unto us
in Babylon, saying, This
captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell...
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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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Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall...
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