Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
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 ;
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to
the residue of the elders of
the
captivity
, 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 ;
)
(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen -mother
, and the eunuchs, [and]
the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen
, 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,
by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to
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 ;
Thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts, the God of Israel, to
all the
captivity
, whom I have caused to be carried away captive
from Jerusalem to
Babylon :
Build ye
houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them ;
Build you
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.
Take wives, and father
sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and
multiply
you
there, and don't
be
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.
Seek the peace of the city where
I have caused you to be carried away captive
, and pray to
Yahweh
for it ;
for in the peace of
it
shall you
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.
For thus says
Yahweh
of hosts, the God of Israel :
Don't
let your prophets who
are
in the midst of you, and
your
diviners,
deceive you ;
neither listen
you
to your dreams which you
cause to be dreamed.
For they prophesy falsely unto
you in my name: I have not sent them, saith
the
LORD
.
For they prophesy falsely to
you in my name: I have not sent them, says
Yahweh
.
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 thus says
Yahweh
, After seventy years are
accomplished for
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.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says
Yahweh
, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope
in
your
latter
end.
Then
shall ye
call upon
me, and ye
shall go and pray unto
me, and I will hearken
unto
you.
You
shall call on
me, and you
shall go and pray to
me, and I will listen
to
you.
And
ye
shall seek me, and find me, when ye
shall search for me with all your heart.
You
shall seek me, and find me, when you
shall search for me with all your heart.
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 found by
you, says
Yahweh,
and I will turn again
your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where
I have driven you, says
Yahweh
; and I will bring you again to
the place from
where
I caused you to be carried away captive.
Because ye
have said, The
LORD
hath
raised us up prophets in Babylon;
Because you
have said, Yahweh
has
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 says
Yahweh
concerning
the king who
sits
on
the throne of David, and concerning
all the people who
dwell
in this city, your brothers
who
haven't
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
.
thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts; Behold, I will send on
them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that can't
be eaten, they are so bad
.
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 :
I will pursue
after
them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed
back
and
forth
among
all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an
object
of
horror
, and an astonishment, and a
hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where
I have driven them ;
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
.
because they have not listened
to my words, says
Yahweh
, with
which I sent to
them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you
would not hear, says
Yahweh
.
Hear ye
therefore the word of the
LORD
, all ye
of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon :
Hear you
therefore the word of Yahweh
, all you
of the captivity, whom I have sent away
from Jerusalem to Babylon .
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;
Thus says
Yahweh
of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning
Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning
Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who
prophesy a lie to
you in my name :
Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall kill
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;
and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives
of Judah who
are in Babylon, saying, Yahweh
make you
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
.
because they have worked
folly
in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors
' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely
, which I didn't
command
them; and
I am
he
who
knows
, and am witness, says
Yahweh
.
Thus
shalt
thou
also
speak
to
Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
Concerning
Shemaiah the Nehelamite you
shall
speak
, 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,
Thus speaks
Yahweh
of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because you
have
sent letters in your
own
name to
all the people who
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.
Yahweh
has
made you
priest in the place
of Jehoiada the priest, that there
may
be officers in the house of Yahweh
, for every man who
is mad, and makes
himself a prophet, that you
should
put him in the stocks and
in
shackles
.
Now therefore why hast
thou
not reproved
Jeremiah of Anathoth, which
maketh
himself a prophet to you ?
Now therefore ,
why have
you
not rebuked
Jeremiah of Anathoth, who
makes
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 .
because
he has
sent to
us in Babylon, saying, [The
captivity ]
is long: build you
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.
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Then came the word of the
LORD
unto
Jeremiah, saying,
Then came the word of Yahweh
to
Jeremiah, saying,
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 :
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus says
Yahweh
concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite :
Because Shemaiah has
prophesied to
you, and I didn't
send
him, and he has
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
.
therefore thus says
Yahweh,
Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed ;
he shall not have a man to dwell among this people ,
neither shall he see
the good that I will do to
my people, says
Yahweh,
because he has
spoken
rebellion against Yahweh
.
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