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Jeremiah 29:28 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 29 · verse 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 29:28 · King James Version
Jeremiah 29:28 in context
26The 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.
27Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you?
28For 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.
29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
30Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- gardensgannâha gardenH1593 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
- housesbayitha houseH1004 →
- buildbânâhto buildH1129 →
- dwellyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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We have perused the contents of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon, who had reason, with a great deal of thanks to God and him, to acknowledge the receipt of it, and lay it up among their treasures. But we cannot wonder if the false prophets they had among them were enraged at it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 24-32