Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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 ;
And
these `
are '
words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the remnant
of the elders of
the
removal
, and unto
the priests, and unto
the prophets, and unto
all the people --
whom Nebuchadnezzar removed
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 the
going
forth
of
Jeconiah the king, and the mistress
, and the officers
, heads
of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artificer
, and the smith
, 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 Eleasah
son of Shaphan, and Gemariah son of Hilkijah
, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon --
to
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 said
Jehovah
of Hosts, God of Israel, to
all the
removal
that I removed
from Jerusalem to
Babylon ,
Build ye houses, and dwell
in
them
; and plant gardens, and eat the
fruit of
them
;
Build ye houses, and abide
; and plant ye
gardens, and eat their
fruit;
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 ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives
, and your daughters give
to husbands, and
they bear sons and daughters; and
multiply
there, and ye
are
not few;
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.
And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed
you, and pray for it unto
Jehovah,
for in its
peace 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.
`
For thus said
Jehovah
of Hosts, God of Israel ,
Let not your prophets who
`are'
in
your
midst,
and your diviners, lift
you up
, nor
hearken ye
unto
their
dreams ,
thay
ye are
causing
`them'
to dream;
For they prophesy
falsely
unto
you in my name :
I have not sent them, saith
the
LORD
.
For with
falsehood
they are
prophesying
to
you in My name ;
I have not sent them, an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
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 said
Jehovah
, Surely
at the
fulness
of
Babylon --
seventy
years
--
I inspect
you, and have
established
towards
you
My good word, to bring
you
back
unto
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 have
known
the thoughts that I am
thinking
towards
you --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah;
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to
you posterity
and
hope
.
Then
shall
ye call
upon
me, and ye
shall
go
and pray
unto me, and I will
hearken
unto you .
`And
ye have
called
Me, and have
gone,
and have
prayed
unto Me, and I have
hearkened
unto you ,
And ye shall
seek
me, and find
me
, when
ye
shall
search
for me with all your heart .
And ye have
sought
Me, and have
found
, for ye
seek
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
.
And I have
been
found of you --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah;
and I have
turned
back
`to'
your captivity, and have
gathered
you out
of
all the nations, and out
of
all the places whither I have driven you --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
--
and I have
brought
you back
unto
the place whence I removed
you.
Because ye have said, The
LORD
hath raised us
up prophets in Babylon ;
`
Because ye have said, Jehovah
hath raised up to
us
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
;
Surely
thus said
Jehovah
concerning
the king who
is
sitting
on
the throne of David, and concerning
all the people that is
dwelling
in this city, your brethren who
went
not forth with you in
the
removal
;
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 said
Jehovah
of Hosts, Lo,
I am
sending
among
them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I
have
given
them up
as
figs that `are'
vile
, that
are not
eaten
for
badness
.
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 :
And I have
pursued
after
them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have
given
them for
a
trembling
to all kingdoms of the earth, for
a curse and for
an astonishment, and for
a
hissing, and for
a reproach among all the nations whither 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 that
they have not hearkened unto
My words --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
--
that
I sent unto them by My servants the prophets, rising early and sending ,
and
ye hearkened
not --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
Hear ye therefore
the
word of the
LORD
, all ye of the captivity ,
whom
I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon :
`And
ye,
hear ye a
word of Jehovah
, all ye of the captivity that
I have sent 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 said
Jehovah
of Hosts, God of Israel, concerning
Ahab son of Kolaiah, and concerning
Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who
are
prophesying
to
you in My name falsehood:
Lo
, I am
giving
them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ,
and he hath
smitten
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 taken from
them
hath
been
a reviling
by all the removed
of Judah that
`
are '
in Babylon, saying, Jehovah
doth
set
thee as
Zedekiah ,
and as
Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with
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 that
they have done
folly
in Israel, and commit
adultery with the
wives
of
their neighbours, and speak
a
word
in My name falsely
that
I have not commanded them, and I
`
am '
He
who
knoweth
and
a witness --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
.
Thus
shalt
thou
also
speak
to
Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
`And
unto
Shemaiah the Nehelamite thou
dost
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 said
Jehovah
of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, Because that
thou hast sent in thy name letters
unto all the people who
`
are '
in
Jerusalem, and unto
Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and unto
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.
Jehovah
hath made thee priest instead
of Jehoiada the priest, for
there
being
inspectors
of
the house of Jehovah
, for every one
mad and making
himself a prophet, and
thou hast
put him unto
the
torture
and unto
the stocks.
Now therefore
why hast thou not reproved
Jeremiah of Anathoth, which
maketh
himself a prophet to you?
And
now ,
why hast thou not pushed
against
Jeremiah of Anathoth, who
is
making
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
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. '
And Zephaniah the priest read
this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest readeth
this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Then
came
the
word of the
LORD
unto Jeremiah, saying,
And
there
is
a
word of Jehovah
unto 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 unto
all the removal
, saying, Thus said
Jehovah
concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite ,
Because that Shemaiah prophesied to
you, and I --
I
have
not
sent him, and he doth
cause
you to trust on
falsehood,
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 said
Jehovah
, Lo,
I am
seeing
after
Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and after
his seed ,
he hath
none
dwelling
in
the
midst
of
this people ,
nor
doth
he look
on
the good that I am
doing
to
My people --
an
affirmation
of
Jehovah
--
for
apostacy
he hath spoken
against Jehovah
. '
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