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Jeremiah 29:28

Babylon

26 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.

27 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.

29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,

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BSB
For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?”’”
ASV
forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, [The captivity] is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?
DARBY
Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell [in them], and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
BLB
For upon thus he has sent to us [in] Babylon, saying it [is] long, build houses and dwell, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”
ÅB
For han har sendt brev til oss i Babel og sagt: Det vil vare lenge; bygg hus og bo i dem, plant haver og et deres frukt!
OTB
For han har sendt denne meldingen til oss i Babylon: “Eksilet vil bli langt; bygg hus og bo i dem, og plant hager og spis deres frukt.”’”
B1930
For han har sendt brev til oss i Babel og sagt: Det vil vare lenge; bygg hus og bo i dem, plant haver og et deres frukt!

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  • Jeremiah 29:5

    Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

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  • Jeremiah 29:10

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 29:1

    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;

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