Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He has sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’” New Living Translation Jeremiah sent a letter here to Babylon, predicting that our captivity will be a long one. He said, ‘Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.’” English Standard Version For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’” Berean Standard Bible For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’ ” King James Bible 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. New King James Version For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ” New American Standard Bible seeing that he has sent word to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce’?”’” NASB 1995 “For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their produce.’"’” NASB 1977 “For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their produce.’”’” Legacy Standard Bible For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘The exile will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”’” Amplified Bible For he has sent word to us in Babylon, saying, ‘This captivity [of yours] will be long; build houses and live in them and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”’” Christian Standard Bible For he has sent word to us in Babylon, claiming, “The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.” ’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible For he has sent word to us in Babylon, claiming, “The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce."’” American Standard Version forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them? Aramaic Bible in Plain English For behold, he sent to us in Babel: "You shall be there long. Build households and dwell and plant gardens and eat their produce" Brenton Septuagint Translation Did he not send for this purpose? for in the course of this month he sent to you to Babylon, saying, It is far off: build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Contemporary English Version He even wrote a letter to the people here in Babylonia, saying we would be here a long time. He told us to build homes and to plant gardens and grow our own food. Douay-Rheims Bible For he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time: build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant gardens, and eat the fruits of them. English Revised Version forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them? GOD'S WORD® Translation That's why Jeremiah sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be captives a long time. Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.'" Good News Translation He must be stopped because he told the people in Babylonia that they would be prisoners there a long time and should build houses, settle down, plant gardens, and eat what they grow." International Standard Version So he sent a message to us in Babylon: 'The exile will be long, so build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.'"'" JPS Tanakh 1917 forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying: The captivity is long; build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?' Literal Standard Version Because that he has sent to us [in] Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build houses and abide; and plant gardens and eat their fruit.” Majority Standard Bible For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’” New American Bible For he sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time; build houses to live in; plant gardens and eat their fruit. . ..” NET Bible For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us, "You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce."'" New Revised Standard Version For he has actually sent to us in Babylon, saying, “It will be a long time; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat what they produce.” New Heart English Bible because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, "The captivity is long: build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat their fruit?"'"' Webster's Bible Translation For therefore he sent to us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. World English Bible 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?”’” Young's Literal Translation Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It is long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Shemaiah's Letter Against Jeremiah…27So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you? 28For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’” 29(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)… Cross References Jeremiah 29:1 This 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. Jeremiah 29:5 "Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. Jeremiah 29:10 For 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. Treasury of Scripture For therefore he sent to us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Jump to Previous Abide Babylon Build Building Captivity Dwell Eat Exile Forasmuch Fruit Gardens Houses Live Message Plant Planting Produce Settle Time UsingJump to Next Abide Babylon Build Building Captivity Dwell Eat Exile Forasmuch Fruit Gardens Houses Live Message Plant Planting Produce Settle Time UsingJeremiah 29 1. Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,8. and not to believe the dreams of their prophets; 10. and that they shall return with grace after seventy years. 15. He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience. 20. He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets. 24. Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah. 30. Jeremiah foretells his doom. (28) This captivity is long . . .--As the italics show, there is no word corresponding to "captivity" in the Hebrew, and some commentators render the words, It is far off . . . as though Jeremiah had counted on the distance of Babylon as enabling him to write the letter with impunity, or possibly in all the emphasis of abruptness. "All is a long way off--the end of your exile, your present distance from your native land, and haste, therefore, is but folly."Verse 28. - For therefore, etc.; i.e. the consequence of Jeremiah's not having been kept within bounds by authority is that he has even ventured, in his fanatical zeal, to trouble the exiles in Babylon. This captivity is long; rather, It (is) long; a more forcible expression. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he has sent שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to us אֵלֵ֛ינוּ (’ê·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to [in] Babylon, בָּבֶ֥ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city claiming: לֵאמֹ֖ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say The exile הִ֑יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will be long. אֲרֻכָּ֣ה (’ă·ruk·kāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 752: Long So build בְּנ֤וּ (bə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build houses בָתִּים֙ (ḇāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house and settle down; וְשֵׁ֔בוּ (wə·šê·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry plant וְנִטְע֣וּ (wə·niṭ·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant gardens גַנּ֔וֹת (ḡan·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1593: A garden and eat וְאִכְל֖וּ (wə·’iḵ·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat their produce.’” פְּרִיהֶֽן׃ (pə·rî·hen) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 6529: Fruit Links Jeremiah 29:28 NIVJeremiah 29:28 NLT Jeremiah 29:28 ESV Jeremiah 29:28 NASB Jeremiah 29:28 KJV Jeremiah 29:28 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 29:28 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 29:28 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 29:28 French Bible Jeremiah 29:28 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:28 Because he has sent to us (Jer.) |