Jeremiah

Chapter 29

1 Now these428 are the words1697 of the letter5612 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to the residue3499 of the elders2205 which were carried1473 away captives,1473 and to the priests,3548 and to the prophets,5030 and to all3605 the people5971 whom834 Nebuchadnezzar5019 had carried1540 away captive1473 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894

2 (After310 that Jeconiah3204 the king,4428 and the queen,1377 and the eunuchs,5631 the princes8269 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 and the carpenters,2796 and the smiths,4525 were departed3318 from Jerusalem;3389)

3 By the hand3027 of Elasah501 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 (whom834 Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 sent7971 to Babylon894 to Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon)894 saying,559

4 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 to all3605 that are carried1473 away captives,1473 whom834 I have caused to be carried1540 away from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894

5 Build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them;

6 Take3947 you wives,802 and beget3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 and take3947 wives802 for your sons,1121 and give5414 your daughters1323 to husbands,582 that they may bear3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 that you may be increased7235 there,8033 and not diminished.4591

7 And seek1875 the peace7965 of the city5892 where834 8033 I have caused you to be carried1540 away captives,1540 and pray6419 to the LORD3068 for it: for in the peace7965 thereof shall you have1961 peace.7965

8 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Let not your prophets5030 and your diviners,7080 that be in the middle7130 of you, deceive5377 you, neither408 listen8085 to your dreams2472 which834 you cause to be dreamed.2492

9 For they prophesy5012 falsely8267 to you in my name:8034 I have not sent7971 them, said5002 the LORD.3068

10 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 That after6310 seventy7657 years8141 be accomplished4390 at Babylon894 I will visit6485 you, and perform6965 my good2896 word1697 toward5921 you, in causing you to return7725 to this2088 place.4725

11 For I know3045 the thoughts4284 that I think2803 toward5921 you, said5002 the LORD,3068 thoughts4284 of peace,7965 and not of evil,7451 to give5414 you an expected8615 end.319

12 Then shall you call7121 on me, and you shall go1980 and pray6419 to me, and I will listen8085 to you.

13 And you shall seek1245 me, and find4672 me, when3588 you shall search1875 for me with all3605 your heart.3824

14 And I will be found4672 of you, said5002 the LORD:3068 and I will turn7725 away your captivity,7622 and I will gather6908 you from all3605 the nations,1471 and from all3605 the places4725 where834 8033 I have driven5080 you, said5002 the LORD;3068 and I will bring7725 you again7725 into413 the place4725 from where834 8033 I caused you to be carried1540 away captive.1540

15 Because3588 you have said,559 The LORD3068 has raised6965 us up prophets5030 in Babylon;894

16 Know that thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of the king4428 that sits3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and of all3605 the people5971 that dwells3427 in this2063 city,5892 and of your brothers251 that are not gone3318 forth3318 with you into captivity;1473

17 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Behold,2005 I will send7971 on them the sword,2719 the famine,7458 and the pestilence,1698 and will make5414 them like vile8182 figs,8384 that cannot3808 be eaten,398 they are so evil.7455

18 And I will persecute7291 310 them with the sword,2719 with the famine,7458 and with the pestilence,1698 and will deliver5414 them to be removed2189 to all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth,776 to be a curse,423 and an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 and a reproach,2781 among all3605 the nations1471 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them:

19 Because8478 834 they have not listened8085 to my words,1697 said5002 the LORD,3068 which834 I sent7971 to them by my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 up early7925 and sending7971 them; but you would not hear,8085 said5002 the LORD.3068

20 Hear8085 you therefore the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 you of the captivity,1473 whom834 I have sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon:894

21 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 of Ahab256 the son1121 of Kolaiah,6964 and of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4641 which prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you in my name;8034 Behold,2009 I will deliver5414 them into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894 and he shall slay5221 them before your eyes;5869

22 And of them shall be taken3947 up a curse7045 by all3605 the captivity1546 of Judah3063 which834 are in Babylon,894 saying,559 The LORD3068 make7760 you like Zedekiah6667 and like Ahab,256 whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 roasted7033 in the fire;784

23 Because3282 834 they have committed6213 villainy5039 in Israel,3478 and have committed6213 adultery5003 with their neighbors'7453 wives,802 and have spoken1696 lying8267 words1697 in my name,8034 which834 I have not commanded6680 them; even I know,3045 and am a witness,5707 said5002 the LORD.3068

24 Thus shall you also speak559 to Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 saying,559

25 Thus3541 speaks559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Because3282 834 you have sent7971 letters5612 in your name8034 to all3605 the people5971 that are at Jerusalem,3389 and to Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah4641 the priest,3548 and to all3605 the priests,3548 saying,559

26 The LORD3068 has made5414 you priest3548 in the stead8478 of Jehoiada3111 the priest,3548 that you should be officers6496 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 for every man376 that is mad,7696 and makes himself a prophet,5012 that you should put5414 him in prison,4115 and in the stocks.6729

27 Now6258 therefore why4100 have you not reproved1605 Jeremiah3414 of Anathoth,6068 which makes himself a prophet5012 to you?

28 For therefore5921 3651 he sent7971 to us in Babylon,894 saying,559 This1931 captivity is long:752 build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them.

29 And Zephaniah6846 the priest3548 read7121 this letter5612 in the ears241 of Jeremiah3414 the prophet.5030

30 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559

31 Send7971 to all3605 them of the captivity,1473 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning413 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite;5161 Because3282 834 that Shemaiah8098 has prophesied5012 to you, and I sent7971 him not, and he caused you to trust982 in a lie:8267

32 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 and his seed:2233 he shall not have1961 a man376 to dwell3427 among8432 this2088 people;5971 neither3808 shall he behold7200 the good2896 that I will do6213 for my people,5971 said5002 the LORD;3068 because3588 he has taught1696 rebellion5627 against5921 the LORD.3068

Jeremiah

Chapter 29

1 NOW these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, to the rest of the elders who were in exile and to the priests and to the false prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem to Babylon

2 (After Jeconiah the king and the queen and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the guard had departed from Jerusalem),

3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,

4 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who are carried away captives, from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them;

6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and not decrease.

7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray to the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall you have peace.

8 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, neither listen to your dreams which you dream.

9 For they prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them, says the LORD.

10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon I will deliver you and perform my good word toward you in bringing you back to this country.

11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a good hope at the end.

12 Then you shall call upon me and pray to me.

13 And when you shall seek me with all your heart, you shall find me, says the LORD.

14 And I will bring back your exiles, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the lands where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive.

15 Because you have said, The LORD has raised us up prophets in Babylon;

16 Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who dwell in this city and your brethren who did not go out with you into captivity;

17 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like bad figs which are so bad that they cannot be eaten.

18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an astonishment, a curse, a reproach, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 Because they did not hearken to my words, and I sent to them all my servants the prophets, warning them in advance, but they did not listen to them, says the LORD.

20 Hear therefore the word of the LORD, all you exiles who were carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

21 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maasiah, who prophesy lies to you: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the exiles who are in Babylon; they shall say, The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

23 Because they have done wickedness in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know and I am a witness, says the LORD.

24 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, you shall say,

25 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have sent a letter in his name to all the people who are in Jerusalem and to Zephaniah the son of Maasiah the priest and to all the priests, saying,

26 The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiadah the priest, to be an officer in the house of the LORD over every man who acts foolishly and prophesies falsehood, to put him in prison and in the stocks.

27 Now, therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?

28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, You shall remain there for a long time; therefore, build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them.

29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

31 Send to all of them who are in captivity, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you the thing which I did not send him to prophesy and has caused you to trust in a lie;

32 Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his posterity; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he see the good which I will do for my people, says the LORD, because he has spoken iniquity against the LORD.

Jeremiah

Chapter 29

Jeremiah

Chapter 29

1 Now these428 are the words1697 of the letter5612 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to the residue3499 of the elders2205 which were carried1473 away captives,1473 and to the priests,3548 and to the prophets,5030 and to all3605 the people5971 whom834 Nebuchadnezzar5019 had carried1540 away captive1473 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894

1 NOW these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, to the rest of the elders who were in exile and to the priests and to the false prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem to Babylon

2 (After310 that Jeconiah3204 the king,4428 and the queen,1377 and the eunuchs,5631 the princes8269 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 and the carpenters,2796 and the smiths,4525 were departed3318 from Jerusalem;3389)

2 (After Jeconiah the king and the queen and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the guard had departed from Jerusalem),

3 By the hand3027 of Elasah501 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 (whom834 Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 sent7971 to Babylon894 to Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon)894 saying,559

3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, saying,

4 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 to all3605 that are carried1473 away captives,1473 whom834 I have caused to be carried1540 away from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon;894

4 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who are carried away captives, from Jerusalem to Babylon:

5 Build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them;

5 Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them;

6 Take3947 you wives,802 and beget3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 and take3947 wives802 for your sons,1121 and give5414 your daughters1323 to husbands,582 that they may bear3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 that you may be increased7235 there,8033 and not diminished.4591

6 Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and not decrease.

7 And seek1875 the peace7965 of the city5892 where834 8033 I have caused you to be carried1540 away captives,1540 and pray6419 to the LORD3068 for it: for in the peace7965 thereof shall you have1961 peace.7965

7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray to the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall you have peace.

8 For thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel;3478 Let not your prophets5030 and your diviners,7080 that be in the middle7130 of you, deceive5377 you, neither408 listen8085 to your dreams2472 which834 you cause to be dreamed.2492

8 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, neither listen to your dreams which you dream.

9 For they prophesy5012 falsely8267 to you in my name:8034 I have not sent7971 them, said5002 the LORD.3068

9 For they prophesy falsely to you in my name; I have not sent them, says the LORD.

10 For thus3541 said559 the LORD,3068 That after6310 seventy7657 years8141 be accomplished4390 at Babylon894 I will visit6485 you, and perform6965 my good2896 word1697 toward5921 you, in causing you to return7725 to this2088 place.4725

10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon I will deliver you and perform my good word toward you in bringing you back to this country.

11 For I know3045 the thoughts4284 that I think2803 toward5921 you, said5002 the LORD,3068 thoughts4284 of peace,7965 and not of evil,7451 to give5414 you an expected8615 end.319

11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a good hope at the end.

12 Then shall you call7121 on me, and you shall go1980 and pray6419 to me, and I will listen8085 to you.

12 Then you shall call upon me and pray to me.

13 And you shall seek1245 me, and find4672 me, when3588 you shall search1875 for me with all3605 your heart.3824

13 And when you shall seek me with all your heart, you shall find me, says the LORD.

14 And I will be found4672 of you, said5002 the LORD:3068 and I will turn7725 away your captivity,7622 and I will gather6908 you from all3605 the nations,1471 and from all3605 the places4725 where834 8033 I have driven5080 you, said5002 the LORD;3068 and I will bring7725 you again7725 into413 the place4725 from where834 8033 I caused you to be carried1540 away captive.1540

14 And I will bring back your exiles, and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the lands where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be carried away captive.

15 Because3588 you have said,559 The LORD3068 has raised6965 us up prophets5030 in Babylon;894

15 Because you have said, The LORD has raised us up prophets in Babylon;

16 Know that thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of the king4428 that sits3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and of all3605 the people5971 that dwells3427 in this2063 city,5892 and of your brothers251 that are not gone3318 forth3318 with you into captivity;1473

16 Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David and concerning all the people who dwell in this city and your brethren who did not go out with you into captivity;

17 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts;6635 Behold,2005 I will send7971 on them the sword,2719 the famine,7458 and the pestilence,1698 and will make5414 them like vile8182 figs,8384 that cannot3808 be eaten,398 they are so evil.7455

17 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like bad figs which are so bad that they cannot be eaten.

18 And I will persecute7291 310 them with the sword,2719 with the famine,7458 and with the pestilence,1698 and will deliver5414 them to be removed2189 to all3605 the kingdoms4467 of the earth,776 to be a curse,423 and an astonishment,8047 and an hissing,8322 and a reproach,2781 among all3605 the nations1471 where834 8033 I have driven5080 them:

18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an astonishment, a curse, a reproach, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 Because8478 834 they have not listened8085 to my words,1697 said5002 the LORD,3068 which834 I sent7971 to them by my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising7925 up early7925 and sending7971 them; but you would not hear,8085 said5002 the LORD.3068

19 Because they did not hearken to my words, and I sent to them all my servants the prophets, warning them in advance, but they did not listen to them, says the LORD.

20 Hear8085 you therefore the word1697 of the LORD,3068 all3605 you of the captivity,1473 whom834 I have sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon:894

20 Hear therefore the word of the LORD, all you exiles who were carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

21 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 of Ahab256 the son1121 of Kolaiah,6964 and of Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4641 which prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you in my name;8034 Behold,2009 I will deliver5414 them into the hand3027 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894 and he shall slay5221 them before your eyes;5869

21 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maasiah, who prophesy lies to you: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

22 And of them shall be taken3947 up a curse7045 by all3605 the captivity1546 of Judah3063 which834 are in Babylon,894 saying,559 The LORD3068 make7760 you like Zedekiah6667 and like Ahab,256 whom834 the king4428 of Babylon894 roasted7033 in the fire;784

22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the exiles who are in Babylon; they shall say, The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

23 Because3282 834 they have committed6213 villainy5039 in Israel,3478 and have committed6213 adultery5003 with their neighbors'7453 wives,802 and have spoken1696 lying8267 words1697 in my name,8034 which834 I have not commanded6680 them; even I know,3045 and am a witness,5707 said5002 the LORD.3068

23 Because they have done wickedness in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know and I am a witness, says the LORD.

24 Thus shall you also speak559 to Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 saying,559

24 And to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, you shall say,

25 Thus3541 speaks559 the LORD3068 of hosts,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Because3282 834 you have sent7971 letters5612 in your name8034 to all3605 the people5971 that are at Jerusalem,3389 and to Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah4641 the priest,3548 and to all3605 the priests,3548 saying,559

25 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have sent a letter in his name to all the people who are in Jerusalem and to Zephaniah the son of Maasiah the priest and to all the priests, saying,

26 The LORD3068 has made5414 you priest3548 in the stead8478 of Jehoiada3111 the priest,3548 that you should be officers6496 in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 for every man376 that is mad,7696 and makes himself a prophet,5012 that you should put5414 him in prison,4115 and in the stocks.6729

26 The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiadah the priest, to be an officer in the house of the LORD over every man who acts foolishly and prophesies falsehood, to put him in prison and in the stocks.

27 Now6258 therefore why4100 have you not reproved1605 Jeremiah3414 of Anathoth,6068 which makes himself a prophet5012 to you?

27 Now, therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to you?

28 For therefore5921 3651 he sent7971 to us in Babylon,894 saying,559 This1931 captivity is long:752 build1129 you houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 the fruit6529 of them.

28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, You shall remain there for a long time; therefore, build houses and dwell in them; and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them.

29 And Zephaniah6846 the priest3548 read7121 this letter5612 in the ears241 of Jeremiah3414 the prophet.5030

29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then came1961 the word1697 of the LORD3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,559

30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,

31 Send7971 to all3605 them of the captivity,1473 saying,559 Thus3541 said559 the LORD3068 concerning413 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite;5161 Because3282 834 that Shemaiah8098 has prophesied5012 to you, and I sent7971 him not, and he caused you to trust982 in a lie:8267

31 Send to all of them who are in captivity, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you the thing which I did not send him to prophesy and has caused you to trust in a lie;

32 Therefore3651 thus3541 said559 the LORD;3068 Behold,2005 I will punish6485 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 and his seed:2233 he shall not have1961 a man376 to dwell3427 among8432 this2088 people;5971 neither3808 shall he behold7200 the good2896 that I will do6213 for my people,5971 said5002 the LORD;3068 because3588 he has taught1696 rebellion5627 against5921 the LORD.3068

32 Therefore, thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his posterity; he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he see the good which I will do for my people, says the LORD, because he has spoken iniquity against the LORD.

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