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Jeremiah 29 (WEBP)

[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.” ’ ”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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Jeremiah 29 (KJVS)

[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;
[2] (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were 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 () unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ) saying, ()
[4] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away () from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
[5] Build () ye houses, and dwell () [in them]; and plant () gardens, and eat () the fruit of them;
[6] Take () ye 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; that ye may be increased () there, and not diminished. ()
[7] And seek () the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, () and pray () unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
[8] For thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, () that [be] in the midst of you, deceive () you, neither hearken () to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. ()
[9] For they prophesy () falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent () them, saith () the Lord.
[10] For thus saith () the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished () at 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, saith () the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give () you an expected end.
[12] Then shall ye call () upon me, and ye shall go () and pray () unto me, and I will hearken () unto you.
[13] And ye shall seek () me, and find () [me], when ye shall search () for me with all your heart.
[14] And I will be found () of you, saith () the Lord: and I will turn away () your captivity, () and I will gather () you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven () you, saith () the Lord; and I will bring you again () into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. ()
[15] Because ye have said, () The Lord hath raised us up () prophets in Babylon;
[16] [Know] that thus saith () the Lord of the king that sitteth () upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth () in this city, [and] of your brethren that are not gone forth () with you into captivity;
[17] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send () upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make () them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, () they are so evil.
[18] And I will persecute () them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver () them to be removed () to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven () them:
[19] Because they have not hearkened () to my words, saith () the Lord, which I sent () unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early () and sending () [them]; but ye would not hear, () saith () the Lord.
[20] Hear () ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent () from Jerusalem to Babylon:
[21] Thus saith () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy () a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver () them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay () them before your eyes;
[22] And of them shall be taken up () a curse by all the captivity of Judah which [are] in Babylon, saying, () The Lord make () thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted () in the fire;
[23] Because they have committed () villany in Israel, and have committed () adultery () with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken () lying words in my name, which I have not commanded () them; even I know, () and [am] a witness, saith () the Lord.
[24] [Thus] shalt thou also speak () to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, ()
[25] Thus speaketh () the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, () Because thou hast sent () letters in thy name unto all the people that [are] at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, ()
[26] The Lord hath made () thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man [that is] mad, () and maketh himself a prophet, () that thou shouldest put () him in prison, and in the stocks.
[27] Now therefore why hast thou not reproved () Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet () to you?
[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.
[29] And Zephaniah the priest read () this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
[30] Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, saying, ()
[31] Send () to all them of the captivity, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied () unto you, and I sent () him not, and he caused you to trust () in a lie:
[32] Therefore thus saith () the Lord; Behold, I will punish () Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell () among this people; neither shall he behold () the good that I will do () for my people, saith () the Lord; because he hath taught () rebellion against the Lord.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Jeremiah 29 (BYZ)

[1] [36:1] και ουτοι οι λογοι της βιβλου ους απεστειλεν ιερεμιας εξ ιερουσαλημ προς τους πρεσβυτερους της αποικιας και προς τους ιερεις και προς τους ψευδοπροφητας επιστολην εις βαβυλωνα τη αποικια και προς απαντα τον λαον
[2] [36:2] υστερον εξελθοντος ιεχονιου του βασιλεως και της βασιλισσης και των ευνουχων και παντος ελευθερου και δεσμωτου και τεχνιτου εξ ιερουσαλημ
[3] [36:3] εν χειρι ελεασα υιου σαφαν και γαμαριου υιου χελκιου ον απεστειλεν σεδεκιας βασιλευς ιουδα προς βασιλεα βαβυλωνος εις βαβυλωνα λεγων
[4] [36:4] ουτως ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ επι την αποικιαν ην απωκισα απο ιερουσαλημ
[5] [36:5] οικοδομησατε οικους και κατοικησατε και φυτευσατε παραδεισους και φαγετε τους καρπους αυτων
[6] [36:6] και λαβετε γυναικας και τεκνοποιησατε υιους και θυγατερας και λαβετε τοις υιοις υμων γυναικας και τας θυγατερας υμων ανδρασιν δοτε και πληθυνεσθε και μη σμικρυνθητε
[7] [36:7] και ζητησατε εις ειρηνην της γης εις ην απωκισα υμας εκει και προσευξασθε περι αυτων προς κυριον οτι εν ειρηνη αυτης εσται ειρηνη υμιν
[8] [36:8] οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος μη αναπειθετωσαν υμας οι ψευδοπροφηται οι εν υμιν και μη αναπειθετωσαν υμας οι μαντεις υμων και μη ακουετε εις τα ενυπνια υμων α υμεις ενυπνιαζεσθε
[9] [36:9] οτι αδικα αυτοι προφητευουσιν υμιν επι τω ονοματι μου και ουκ απεστειλα αυτους
[10] [36:10] οτι ουτως ειπεν κυριος οταν μελλη πληρουσθαι βαβυλωνι εβδομηκοντα ετη επισκεψομαι υμας και επιστησω τους λογους μου εφ υμας του τον λαον υμων αποστρεψαι εις τον τοπον τουτον
[11] [36:11] και λογιουμαι εφ υμας λογισμον ειρηνης και ου κακα του δουναι υμιν ταυτα
[12] [36:12] και προσευξασθε προς με και εισακουσομαι υμων
[13] [36:13] και εκζητησατε με και ευρησετε με οτι ζητησετε με εν ολη καρδια υμων
[14] [36:14] και επιφανουμαι υμιν
[15] [36:15] οτι ειπατε κατεστησεν ημιν κυριος προφητας εν βαβυλωνι …
[21] [36:21] ουτως ειπεν κυριος επι αχιαβ και επι σεδεκιαν ιδου εγω διδωμι αυτους εις χειρας βασιλεως βαβυλωνος και παταξει αυτους κατ οφθαλμους υμων
[22] [36:22] και λημψονται απ αυτων καταραν εν παση τη αποικια ιουδα εν βαβυλωνι λεγοντες ποιησαι σε κυριος ως σεδεκιαν εποιησεν και ως αχιαβ ους απετηγανισεν βασιλευς βαβυλωνος εν πυρι
[23] [36:23] δι ην εποιησαν ανομιαν εν ισραηλ και εμοιχωντο τας γυναικας των πολιτων αυτων και λογον εχρηματισαν εν τω ονοματι μου ον ου συνεταξα αυτοις και εγω μαρτυς φησιν κυριος
[24] [36:24] και προς σαμαιαν τον νελαμιτην ερεις
[25] [36:25] ουκ απεστειλα σε τω ονοματι μου και προς σοφονιαν υιον μαασαιου τον ιερεα ειπε
[26] [36:26] κυριος εδωκεν σε εις ιερεα αντι ιωδαε του ιερεως γενεσθαι επιστατην εν τω οικω κυριου παντι ανθρωπω προφητευοντι και παντι ανθρωπω μαινομενω και δωσεις αυτον εις το αποκλεισμα και εις τον καταρρακτην
[27] [36:27] και νυν δια τι συνελοιδορησατε ιερεμιαν τον εξ αναθωθ τον προφητευσαντα υμιν
[28] [36:28] ου δια τουτο απεστειλεν προς υμας εις βαβυλωνα λεγων μακραν εστιν οικοδομησατε οικιας και κατοικησατε και φυτευσατε κηπους και φαγεσθε τον καρπον αυτων
[29] [36:29] και ανεγνω σοφονιας το βιβλιον εις τα ωτα ιερεμιου
[30] [36:30] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς ιερεμιαν λεγων
[31] [36:31] αποστειλον προς την αποικιαν λεγων ουτως ειπεν κυριος επι σαμαιαν τον νελαμιτην επειδη επροφητευσεν υμιν σαμαιας και εγω ουκ απεστειλα αυτον και πεποιθεναι εποιησεν υμας επ αδικοις
[32] [36:32] δια τουτο ουτως ειπεν κυριος ιδου εγω επισκεψομαι επι σαμαιαν και επι το γενος αυτου και ουκ εσται αυτων ανθρωπος εν μεσω υμων του ιδειν τα αγαθα α εγω ποιησω υμιν ουκ οψονται