Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:1–14

1This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2(This was after King Jeconiah,a the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.) 3The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:

4This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. 6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. 7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”

8For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them. 9For they are falsely prophesying to you in My name; I have not sent them, declares the LORD.”b

10For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. 11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. 12Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivityc and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”

Footnotes

  • a 29:2 Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; see 2 Kings 24:12|2KI 24:12.
  • b 29:9 Some translators close the written portion of this letter later in the chapter.
  • c 29:14 Or restore your fortunes

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Jeremiah 29:1 Jeremiah 29:25–29 · Hebrews 13:22 · Acts 15:23 · Esther 9:20 · Revelation 2:1–3

Jeremiah 29:2 Jeremiah 22:24–28 · 2 Kings 24:12–16 · Jeremiah 27:20 · 2 Chronicles 36:9–10

Jeremiah 29:4 Jeremiah 24:5

Jeremiah 29:5 Jeremiah 29:28 · Jeremiah 29:10

Jeremiah 29:6 Judges 12:9 · Genesis 24:51 · Genesis 29:19 · Genesis 21:21 · Genesis 28:1–4 · Genesis 24:3–4 · 1 Timothy 5:14 · Judges 1:12–14 · Genesis 9:7 · Genesis 1:27–28 · Jeremiah 16:2–4 · Judges 14:2

Jeremiah 29:7 1 Timothy 2:1–2 · Ezra 6:10 · 1 Peter 2:13–17 · Ezra 7:23 · Daniel 4:27 · Romans 13:1 · Romans 13:5 · Daniel 4:19 · Daniel 6:4–5

Jeremiah 29:8 Ephesians 5:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Revelation 13:14 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · Jeremiah 14:14 · Jeremiah 28:15 · Jeremiah 27:14–15 · Jeremiah 27:9 · 2 Peter 2:2–3 · Matthew 24:24 · Luke 21:8

Jeremiah 29:9 Jeremiah 27:15 · Jeremiah 29:31

Jeremiah 29:10 Daniel 9:2 · Zechariah 7:5 · Jeremiah 24:6–7 · Jeremiah 32:42–44 · Jeremiah 25:12 · Jeremiah 27:22 · 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Zephaniah 2:7 · Jeremiah 27:7

Jeremiah 29:11 Isaiah 55:8–12 · Psalm 33:11 · Micah 4:12 · Psalm 40:5 · Job 23:13 · Lamentations 3:26 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · Ezekiel 34:11–31 · Jeremiah 3:12–19 · Jeremiah 31:1–33 · Joel 2:28–32 · Isaiah 40:1–31

Jeremiah 29:12 Matthew 7:7–8 · Jeremiah 33:3 · Psalm 50:15 · Psalm 145:19 · Psalm 10:17 · Isaiah 65:24 · Zechariah 13:9 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Isaiah 30:19 · Daniel 9:3–19 · Ezekiel 36:37 · Psalm 102:16–17

Jeremiah 29:13 Deuteronomy 4:29–31 · Psalm 119:2 · Matthew 7:7 · Psalm 119:10 · Jeremiah 24:7 · Joel 2:12 · Luke 11:9–10 · Psalm 91:15 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Psalm 119:145 · 2 Chronicles 31:21 · Psalm 119:58

Jeremiah 29:14 Ezekiel 36:1–38 · Jeremiah 30:3 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · Micah 4:12 · Romans 10:20 · Jeremiah 50:4–5 · Jeremiah 32:37–44 · Jeremiah 31:8–14 · Psalm 126:1 · Isaiah 45:19 · Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Jeremiah 50:19–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.