Jeremiah 29:1 Now these are the words1697 of the letter5612 that Jeremiah3414 the prophet5030 sent7971 from Jerusalem3389 to the residue3499 of the elders2205 of the captivity,1473 and to the priests,3548 to the prophets,5030 and to all the people,5971 whom Nebuchadnezzar5019 had carried away captive1540 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon,8942 (after310 that Jeconiah3204 the king,4428 the queen1377 mother, the eunuchs,5631 the princes8269 of Judah3063 and Jerusalem,3389 the craftsmen,2796 and the smiths,4525 had departed3318 from Jerusalem),33893 by the hand3027 of Elasah501 the son1121 of Shaphan,8227 and Gemariah1587 the son1121 of Hilkiah,2518 (whom Zedekiah6667 king4428 of Judah3063 sent7971 to Babylon894 to Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon),894 saying,5594 Thus says559 Yahweh3068 of Armies,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 to all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away1540 captive1473 from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon:8945 Build1129 houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 their fruit.65296 Take3947 wives,802 and father3205 sons1121 and daughters;1323 and take3947 wives802 for your sons,1121 and give5414 your daughters1323 to husbands,582 that they may bear3205 sons1121 and daughters;1121 and multiply7235 there, and don't be diminished.45917 Seek1875 the peace7965 of the city5892 where I have caused you to be carried away captive,1540 and pray6419 to Yahweh3068 for it; for in its peace7965 you shall have peace.79658 For thus says559 Yahweh3068 of Armies,6635 the God430 of Israel:3478 Don't let your prophets5030 who are in the midst7130 of you, and your diviners,7080 deceive5377 you; neither listen8085 to your dreams2472 which you cause to be dreamed.24929 For they prophesy5012 falsely8267 to you in my name:8034 I have not sent7971 them, says5002 Yahweh.306810 For thus says559 Yahweh,3068 After6310 seventy7657 years8141 are accomplished4390 for Babylon,894 I will visit6485 you, and perform6965 my good2896 word1697 toward you, in causing you to return7725 to this place.472511 For I know3045 the thoughts4284 that I think2803 toward you, says5002 Yahweh,3068 thoughts4284 of peace,7965 and not of evil,7451 to give5414 you hope8615 and a future.31912 You shall call7121 on me, and you shall go1980 and pray6419 to me, and I will listen8085 to you.
13 You shall seek1245 me, and find4672 me, when you shall search1875 for me with all your heart.382414 I will be found4672 by you, says5002 Yahweh,3068 and I will turn again7725 your captivity,7622 and I will gather6908 you from all the nations,1471 and from all the places4725 where I have driven5080 you, says5002 Yahweh;3068 and I will bring you again7725 to the place4725 from where I caused you to be carried away captive.154015 Because you have said,559 Yahweh3068 has raised us up6965 prophets5030 in Babylon;89416 thus says559 Yahweh3068 concerning the king4428 who sits3427 on the throne3678 of David,1732 and concerning all the people5971 who dwell3427 in this city,5892 your brothers251 who haven't gone forth3318 with you into captivity;147317 thus says559 Yahweh3068 of Armies;6635 Behold, I will send7971 on them the sword,2719 the famine,7458 and the pestilence,1698 and will make5414 them like vile8182 figs,8384 that can't be eaten,398 they are so bad.745518 I will pursue7291 after them310 with the sword,2719 with the famine,7458 and with the pestilence,1698 and will deliver5414 them to be tossed2189 back and forth among all the kingdoms4467 of the earth,776 to be an object of horror,423 and an astonishment,8047 and a hissing,8322 and a reproach,2781 among all the nations1471 where I have driven5080 them;
19 because they have not listened8085 to my words,1697 says5002 Yahweh,3068 with which I sent7971 to them my servants5650 the prophets,5030 rising up early7925 and sending7971 them; but you would not hear,8085 says5002 Yahweh.306820 Hear8085 therefore the word1697 of Yahweh,3068 all you of the captivity,1473 whom I have sent7971 away from Jerusalem3389 to Babylon.89421 Thus says559 Yahweh3068 of Armies,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 concerning Ahab256 the son1121 of Kolaiah,6964 and concerning Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4641 who prophesy5012 a lie8267 to you in my name:8034 Behold, I will deliver5414 them into the hand3027 of Nebuchadnezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon;894 and he shall kill5221 them before your eyes;586922 and of them shall be taken up3947 a curse7045 by all the captives1546 of Judah3063 who are in Babylon,894 saying,559 Yahweh3068 make7760 you like Zedekiah6667 and like Ahab,256 whom the king4428 of Babylon894 roasted7033 in the fire;78423 because they have worked6213 folly5039 in Israel,3478 and have committed6213 adultery5003 with their neighbors'7453 wives,802 and have spoken1696 words1697 in my name8034 falsely,8267 which I didn't command6680 them; and I am he who knows,3045 and am witness,5707 says5002 Yahweh.306824 Concerning Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite5161 you shall speak,559 saying,55925 Thus speaks559 Yahweh3068 of Armies,6635 the God430 of Israel,3478 saying,559 Because you have sent7971 letters5612 in your own name8034 to all the people5971 who are at Jerusalem,3389 and to Zephaniah6846 the son1121 of Maaseiah,4641 the priest,3548 and to all the priests,3548 saying,55926 Yahweh3068 has made5414 you priest3548 in the place of Jehoiada3077 the priest,3548 that there may be officers6496 in the house1004 of Yahweh,3068 for every man376 who is mad,7696 and makes himself a prophet,5012 that you should put5414 him in the stocks6729 and in shackles.411527 Now therefore, why have you not rebuked1605 Jeremiah3414 of Anathoth,6069 who makes himself a prophet5012 to you,
28 because he has sent7971 to us in Babylon,894 saying,559 The1931 captivity is long:752 build1129 houses,1004 and dwell3427 in them; and plant5193 gardens,1593 and eat398 their fruit?652929 Zephaniah6846 the priest3548 read7121 this letter5612 in the ears241 of Jeremiah3414 the prophet.503030 Then came the word1697 of Yahweh3068 to Jeremiah,3414 saying,55931 Send7971 to all them of the captivity,1473 saying,559 Thus says559 Yahweh3068 concerning Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite:5161 Because Shemaiah8098 has prophesied5012 to you, and I didn't send7971 him, and he has caused you to trust982 in a lie;826732 therefore thus says559 Yahweh,3068 Behold, I will punish6485 Shemaiah8098 the Nehelamite,5161 and his seed;2233 he shall not have a man376 to dwell3427 among8432 this people,5971 neither shall he see7200 the good2896 that I will do6213 to my people,5971 says5002 Yahweh,3068 because he has spoken1696 rebellion5627 against Yahweh.3068