Jeremiah 29
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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;
(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;)
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,
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;
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
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.
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.
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.

Let.

Jeremiah 14:14 Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: …

Jeremiah 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to …

Jeremiah 27:14,15 Therefore listen not to the words of the prophets that speak to you, …

Jeremiah 28:15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, …

Zechariah 13:4 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be …

Matthew 24:4,5,24 And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no man deceive you…

Mark 13:5,6,22,23 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you…

Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that you be not deceived: for many shall come …

Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly…

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves …

Ephesians 4:14 That we from now on be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried …

Ephesians 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things …

2 Thessalonians 2:3,9-11 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, …

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and …

2 John 1:7-9 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that …

Revelation 13:14 And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles …

Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked …

your dreams.

Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their …

Micah 2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will …

Luke 6:26 Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their …

2 Peter 2:2,3 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the …

For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.
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.
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.

I know.

Job 23:13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desires, …

Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart …

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, …

Isaiah 46:10,11 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the …

Isaiah 55:8-12 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, …

Micah 4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they …

Zechariah 1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, …

Zechariah 8:14,15 For thus said the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when …

thoughts.

Jeremiah 3:12-19 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, you …

Jeremiah 30:18-22 Thus said the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's …

Jeremiah 31:1 At the same time, said the LORD, will I be the God of all the families …

Jeremiah 32:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of …

Jeremiah 33:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while …

Isaiah 40:1 Comfort you, comfort you my people, said your God.

Isaiah 41:1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their …

Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; …

Isaiah 43:1 But now thus said the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that …

Isaiah 44:1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Isaiah 45:1 Thus said the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I …

Isaiah 46:1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops, their idols were on the beasts, and on …

Ezekiel 34:11-31 For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my …

Ezekiel 36:1 Also, you son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, …

Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD…

Ezekiel 39:1 Therefore, you son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus said …

Hosea 2:14-23 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, …

Hosea 3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD …

Hosea 14:2-9 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say to him, Take away …

Joel 2:28-32 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit …

Amos 9:8-15 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I …

Micah 5:4-7 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty …

Micah 7:14-20 Feed your people with your rod, the flock of your heritage, which …

Zephaniah 3:14-20 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with …

Zechariah 9:9-17 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: …

Zechariah 12:5-10 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants …

Zechariah 14:20,21 In that day shall there be on the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD…

Revelation 14:8-14 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, …

expected end. Heb. end and expectation.

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation …

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

ye shall.

Leviticus 26:40-45 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, …

Deuteronomy 4:29-31 But if from there you shall seek the LORD your God, you shall find …

Deuteronomy 30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come on you, …

1 Kings 8:47-50 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land where they were …

2 Chronicles 6:37-39 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land where they are carried …

Psalm 91:15 He shall call on me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in …

Isaiah 55:6,7 Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near…

Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, …

Hosea 6:1-3 Come, and let us return to the LORD: for he has torn, and he will …

Amos 5:4-6 For thus said the LORD to the house of Israel, Seek you me, and you …

Zephaniah 2:1-3 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, O nation not desired…

Luke 11:9,10 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall …

with.

Jeremiah 3:10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned …

Jeremiah 24:7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and …

Deuteronomy 30:2,10 And shall return to the LORD your God, and shall obey his voice according …

1 Kings 2:4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me, …

2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, …

2 Chronicles 22:9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) …

2 Chronicles 31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, …

Psalm 119:2,10,58,69,145 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with …

Joel 2:12 Therefore also now, said the LORD, turn you even to me with all your …

Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And …

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.

I will be.

Deuteronomy 4:7 For what nation is there so great, who has God so near to them, as …

1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve …

2 Chronicles 15:12-15 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers …

Psalm 32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray to you in a time when …

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said …

Isaiah 55:6 Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near:

Romans 10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and said, I was found of them that sought …

and I will turn.

Jeremiah 16:14,15 Therefore, behold, the days come, said the LORD, that it shall no …

Jeremiah 23:3-8 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries where …

Jeremiah 24:5-7 Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will …

Jeremiah 30:3,10 For, see, the days come, said the LORD, that I will bring again the …

Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them …

Jeremiah 32:37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, where I have driven …

Jeremiah 33:7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel …

Jeremiah 46:27,28 But fear not you, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: …

Jeremiah 50:4,5,19,20,33,34 In those days, and in that time, said the LORD, the children of Israel …

Jeremiah 51:10 The LORD has brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare …

Psalm 136:1,4 O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever…

Ezekiel 11:16-20 Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them …

Ezekiel 34:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 36:1 Also, you son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, …

Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD…

Ezekiel 38:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 39:1 Therefore, you son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus said …

Amos 9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and …

Micah 4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they …

Zephaniah 3:20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you…

Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
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;
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.
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:

will deliver.

Jeremiah 15:4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, …

Jeremiah 24:9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the …

Jeremiah 34:17 Therefore thus said the LORD; You have not listened to me, in proclaiming …

Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword …

Deuteronomy 28:25,64 The LORD shall cause you to be smitten before your enemies: you shall …

2 Chronicles 29:8 Why the wrath of the LORD was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has …

Psalm 44:11 You have given us like sheep appointed for meat; and have scattered …

Ezekiel 6:8 Yet will I leave a remnant, that you may have some that shall escape …

Ezekiel 12:15 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them …

Ezekiel 22:15 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and disperse you in the …

Ezekiel 36:19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through …

Amos 9:9 For, see, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among …

Zechariah 7:14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom …

Luke 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away …

to be a curse. Heb. for a curse.

Jeremiah 29:22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah …

Jeremiah 19:8 And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing…

Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, said …

Jeremiah 26:6 Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city …

Jeremiah 42:18 For thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As my anger and …

Deuteronomy 29:21-28 And the LORD shall separate him to evil out of all the tribes of Israel…

1 Kings 9:7,8 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; …

2 Chronicles 7:19-22 But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, …

2 Chronicles 29:8 Why the wrath of the LORD was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has …

Isaiah 65:15 And you shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen: for the Lord …

Lamentations 2:15,16 All that pass by clap their hands at you; they hiss and wag their …

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.
Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

hear. Dr. Blayney thinks there were two letters written by the prophet to the captives in Babylon, and the first ends with this verse. That having heard, on the return of the embassy, that the captives had received his advices favourably, and because they were deceived by false prophets, who promised them a speedier deliverance, he therefore wrote a second letter, beginning with the fifteenth verse, and going on with the twenty-first, (in which order these verses are read in the Septuagint,) in which he denounces God's judgments on the three chief of those, Ahab, Zedekiah, and Shemaiah.

all ye.

Ezekiel 3:11,15 And go, get you to them of the captivity, to the children of your …

whom.

Jeremiah 24:5 Thus said the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will …

Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a …

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;
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;
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.
Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
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,
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.

officers.

Jeremiah 20:1,2 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor …

2 Kings 11:15,18 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the …

Acts 4:1 And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the captain of …

Acts 5:24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief …

for every.

2 Kings 9:11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said to …

Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; …

Mark 3:21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: …

John 10:20 And many of them said, He has a devil, and is mad; why hear you him?

Acts 26:11,24 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to …

2 Corinthians 5:13-15 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be …

and maketh.

Jeremiah 29:27 Now therefore why have you not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which …

Deuteronomy 13:1-5 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and gives …

Zechariah 13:3-6 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then …

Matthew 21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders …

John 8:53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets …

John 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone you not; …

that thou.

Jeremiah 20:1,2 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor …

Jeremiah 38:6,28 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah …

2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; …

2 Chronicles 18:26 And say, Thus said the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed …

Acts 5:18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Acts 16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, …

2 Corinthians 11:33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and …

Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which you shall suffer: behold, the devil …

Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
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.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

no reference

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:
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.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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