Jeremiah 29:5
Strong's Lexicon
‘Build
בְּנ֥וּ (bə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

houses
בָתִּ֖ים (ḇāt·tîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

and settle down.
וְשֵׁ֑בוּ (wə·šê·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

Plant
וְנִטְע֣וּ (wə·niṭ·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5193: 1) to plant, fasten, fix, establish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plant 1a2) to plant, establish (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be planted 1b2) to be established (fig.)

gardens
גַנּ֔וֹת (ḡan·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1593: 1) garden, orchard

and eat
וְאִכְל֖וּ (wə·’iḵ·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

their produce.
פִּרְיָֽן׃ (pir·yān)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6529: 1) fruit 1a) fruit, produce (of the ground) 1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb) 1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

Young's Literal Translation
Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“Build houses and live in them.  Plant gardens and eat their produce.

New American Standard Bible
Build houses and live [in them]; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

King James Bible
Build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.

New Living Translation
"Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.

English Standard Version
Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce.

New American Standard Bible
Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

King James Bible
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

International Standard Version
Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

NET Bible
Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.

American Standard Version
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

English Revised Version
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Young's Literal Translation
Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;
















Cross References
Jeremiah 29:28
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.

Jeremiah 29:6
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.

Jeremiah 1:1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

Jeremiah 29:4
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;

Jeremiah 29:3
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,

Jeremiah 29:2
(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;)

Jeremiah 29:7
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.

Jeremiah 29:8
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.
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