Jeremiah 29 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, ^[2] (after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths 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 Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). It said: ^[4] Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all the captives whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon: ^[5] “Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit. ^[6] Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there, and don’t be diminished. ^[7] Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace.” ^[8] For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Don’t let your prophets who are among you and your diviners deceive you. Don’t listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. ^[9] For they prophesy falsely to you in my name. I have not sent them,” says Yahweh. ^[10] For Yahweh says, “After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. ^[11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future. ^[12] You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ^[13] You shall seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. ^[14] I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.” ^[15] Because you have said, “Yahweh has raised us up prophets in Babylon,” ^[16] Yahweh says concerning the king who sits on David’s throne, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who haven’t gone with you into captivity, ^[17] Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that can’t be eaten, they are so bad. ^[18] I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, ^[19] because they have not listened to my words,” says Yahweh, “with which I sent to them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you would not hear,” says Yahweh. ^[20] Hear therefore Yahweh’s word, all you captives whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon. ^[21] Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name: “Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he will kill them before your eyes. ^[22] A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’ ^[23] because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them. I am he who knows, and am witness,” says Yahweh. ^[24] Concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite you shall speak, saying, ^[25] “Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying, ^[26] “Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in Yahweh’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles. ^[27] Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you, ^[28] because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?” ’ ” ^[29] Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. ^[30] Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, ^[31] “Send to all of the captives, saying, ‘Yahweh says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: “Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I didn’t send him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie,” ^[32] therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his offspring. He will not have a man to dwell among this people. He won’t see the good that I will do to my people,” says Yahweh, “because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh.” ’ ”

King James Version

^[1] Now these [are] the wordsH1697 of the letterH5612 that JeremiahH3414 the prophetH5030 sentH7971(QalPerf) from JerusalemH3389 unto the residueH3499 of the eldersH2205 which were carried away captives,H1473 and to the priests,H3548 and to the prophets,H5030 and to all the peopleH5971 whom NebuchadnezzarH5019 had carried away captiveH1540(HiphPerf) from JerusalemH3389 to Babylon;H894 ^[2] (AfterH310 that JeconiahH3204 the king,H4428 and the queen,H1377 and the eunuchs,H5631 the princesH8269 of JudahH3063 and Jerusalem,H3389 and the carpenters,H2796 and the smiths,H4525 were departedH3318(QalInf) from Jerusalem;H3389) ^[3] By the handH3027 of ElasahH501 the sonH1121 of Shaphan,H8227 and GemariahH1587 the sonH1121 of Hilkiah,H2518 (whom ZedekiahH6667 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 sentH7971(QalPerf) unto BabylonH894 to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894) saying,H559(QalInf) ^[4] Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of hosts,H6635 the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 unto all that are carried away captives,H1473 whom I have caused to be carried awayH1540(HiphPerf) from JerusalemH3389 unto Babylon;H894 ^[5] BuildH1129(QalImpv) ye houses,H1004 and dwellH3427(QalImpv) [in them]; and plantH5193(QalImpv) gardens,H1593 and eatH398(QalImpv) the fruitH6529 of them; ^[6] TakeH3947(QalImpv) ye wives,H802 and begetH3205(HiphImpv) sonsH1121 and daughters;H1323 and takeH3947(QalImpv) wivesH802 for your sons,H1121 and giveH5414(QalImpv) your daughtersH1323 to husbands,H582 that they may bearH3205(QalImpf) sonsH1121 and daughters;H1121 that ye may be increasedH7235(QalImpv) there, and not diminished.H4591(QalImpf) ^[7] And seekH1875(QalImpv) the peaceH7965 of the cityH5892 whither I have caused you to be carried away captives,H1540(HiphPerf) and prayH6419(HithImpv) unto the LordH3068 for it: for in the peaceH7965 thereof shall ye have peace.H7965 ^[8] For thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of hosts,H6635 the GodH430 of Israel;H3478 Let not your prophetsH5030 and your diviners,H7080(QalActPtc) that [be] in the midstH7130 of you, deceiveH5377(HiphImpf) you, neither hearkenH8085(QalImpf) to your dreamsH2472 which ye cause to be dreamed.H2492(HiphPtc) ^[9] For they prophesyH5012(NiphPtc) falselyH8267 unto you in my name:H8034 I have not sentH7971(QalPerf) them, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[10] For thus saithH559(QalPerf) the Lord,H3068 That afterH6310 seventyH7657 yearsH8141 be accomplishedH4390(QalInf) at BabylonH894 I will visitH6485(QalImpf) you, and performH6965(HiphPerf) my goodH2896 wordH1697 toward you, in causing you to returnH7725(HiphInf) to this place.H4725 ^[11] For I knowH3045(QalPerf) the thoughtsH4284 that I thinkH2803(QalActPtc) toward you, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 thoughtsH4284 of peace,H7965 and not of evil,H7451 to giveH5414(QalInf) you an expectedH8615 end.H319 ^[12] Then shall ye callH7121(QalPerf) upon me, and ye shall goH1980(QalPerf) and prayH6419(HithPerf) unto me, and I will hearkenH8085(QalPerf) unto you. ^[13] And ye shall seekH1245(PielPerf) me, and findH4672(QalPerf) [me], when ye shall searchH1875(QalImpf) for me with all your heart.H3824 ^[14] And I will be foundH4672(NiphPerf) of you, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord:H3068 and I will turn awayH7725(QalPerf) your captivity,H7622(Qere) and I will gatherH6908(PielPerf) you from all the nations,H1471 and from all the placesH4725 whither I have drivenH5080(HiphPerf) you, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord;H3068 and I will bring you againH7725(HiphPerf) into the placeH4725 whence I caused you to be carried away captive.H1540(HiphPerf) ^[15] Because ye have said,H559(QalPerf) The LordH3068 hath raised us upH6965(HiphPerf) prophetsH5030 in Babylon;H894 ^[16] [Know] that thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of the kingH4428 that sittethH3427(QalActPtc) upon the throneH3678 of David,H1732 and of all the peopleH5971 that dwellethH3427(QalActPtc) in this city,H5892 [and] of your brethrenH251 that are not gone forthH3318(QalPerf) with you into captivity;H1473 ^[17] Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of hosts;H6635 Behold, I will sendH7971(PielPtc) upon them the sword,H2719 the famine,H7458 and the pestilence,H1698 and will makeH5414(QalPerf) them like vileH8182 figs,H8384 that cannot be eaten,H398(NiphImpf) they are so evil.H7455 ^[18] And I will persecuteH7291(QalPerf) themH310 with the sword,H2719 with the famine,H7458 and with the pestilence,H1698 and will deliverH5414(QalPerf) them to be removedH2189(Qere) to all the kingdomsH4467 of the earth,H776 to be a curse,H423 and an astonishment,H8047 and an hissing,H8322 and a reproach,H2781 among all the nationsH1471 whither I have drivenH5080(HiphPerf) them: ^[19] Because they have not hearkenedH8085(QalPerf) to my words,H1697 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 which I sentH7971(QalPerf) unto them by my servantsH5650 the prophets,H5030 rising up earlyH7925(HiphInf) and sendingH7971(QalInf) [them]; but ye would not hear,H8085(QalPerf) saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[20] HearH8085(QalImpv) ye therefore the wordH1697 of the Lord,H3068 all ye of the captivity,H1473 whom I have sentH7971(PielPerf) from JerusalemH3389 to Babylon:H894 ^[21] Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of hosts,H6635 the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 of AhabH256 the sonH1121 of Kolaiah,H6964 and of ZedekiahH6667 the sonH1121 of Maaseiah,H4641 which prophesyH5012(NiphPtc) a lieH8267 unto you in my name;H8034 Behold, I will deliverH5414(QalActPtc) them into the handH3027 of NebuchadrezzarH5019 kingH4428 of Babylon;H894 and he shall slayH5221(HiphPerf) them before your eyes;H5869 ^[22] And of them shall be taken upH3947(PualPerf) a curseH7045 by all the captivityH1546 of JudahH3063 which [are] in Babylon,H894 saying,H559(QalInf) The LordH3068 makeH7760(QalImpf) thee like ZedekiahH6667 and like Ahab,H256 whom the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 roastedH7033(QalPerf) in the fire;H784 ^[23] Because they have committedH6213(QalPerf) villanyH5039 in Israel,H3478 and have committedH6213(QalPerf) adulteryH5003(PielImpf) with their neighbours’H7453 wives,H802 and have spokenH1696(PielImpf) lyingH8267 wordsH1697 in my name,H8034 which I have not commandedH6680(PielPerf) them; even I know,H3045(QalActPtc) and [am] a witness,H5707 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord.H3068 ^[24] [Thus] shalt thou also speakH559(QalImpf) to ShemaiahH8098 the Nehelamite,H5161 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[25] Thus speakethH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 of hosts,H6635 the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 saying,H559(QalInf) Because thou hast sentH7971(QalPerf) lettersH5612 in thy nameH8034 unto all the peopleH5971 that [are] at Jerusalem,H3389 and to ZephaniahH6846 the sonH1121 of MaaseiahH4641 the priest,H3548 and to all the priests,H3548 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[26] The LordH3068 hath madeH5414(QalPerf) thee priestH3548 in the stead of JehoiadaH3077 the priest,H3548 that ye should be officersH6496 in the houseH1004 of the Lord,H3068 for every manH376 [that is] mad,H7696(PualPtc) and maketh himself a prophet,H5012(HithPtc) that thou shouldest putH5414(QalPerf) him in prison,H4115 and in the stocks.H6729 ^[27] Now therefore why hast thou not reprovedH1605(QalPerf) JeremiahH3414 of Anathoth,H6069 which maketh himself a prophetH5012(HithPtc) to you? ^[28] For therefore he sentH7971(QalPerf) unto us [in] Babylon,H894 saying,H559(QalInf) ThisH1931 [captivity is] long:H752 buildH1129(QalImpv) ye houses,H1004 and dwellH3427(QalImpv) [in them]; and plantH5193(QalImpv) gardens,H1593 and eatH398(QalImpv) the fruitH6529 of them. ^[29] And ZephaniahH6846 the priestH3548 readH7121(QalImpf) this letterH5612 in the earsH241 of JeremiahH3414 the prophet.H5030 ^[30] Then came the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 unto Jeremiah,H3414 saying,H559(QalInf) ^[31] SendH7971(QalImpv) to all them of the captivity,H1473 saying,H559(QalInf) Thus saithH559(QalPerf) the LordH3068 concerning ShemaiahH8098 the Nehelamite;H5161 Because that ShemaiahH8098 hath prophesiedH5012(NiphPerf) unto you, and I sentH7971(QalPerf) him not, and he caused you to trustH982(HiphImpf) in a lie:H8267 ^[32] Therefore thus saithH559(QalPerf) the Lord;H3068 Behold, I will punishH6485(QalActPtc) ShemaiahH8098 the Nehelamite,H5161 and his seed:H2233 he shall not have a manH376 to dwellH3427(QalActPtc) amongH8432 this people;H5971 neither shall he beholdH7200(QalImpf) the goodH2896 that I will doH6213(QalActPtc) for my people,H5971 saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord;H3068 because he hath taughtH1696(PielPerf) rebellionH5627 against the Lord.H3068

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