29:1 Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
29:8 and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
29:10 and that they shall return with grace after seventy years;
29:15 He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience;
29:20 He shews the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two lying prophets;
29:24 Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah;
29:30 Jeremiah foretells his doom. Verse 1Cir, am 3407, bc 597NowThis transaction is supposed to have taken place in the first or second year of Zedekiah.of the letterJeremiah 29:25-29; 2 Chronicles 30:1-6; Esther 9:20; Acts 15:23; 2 Corinthians 7:8; Galatians 6:11; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 2:1-3:22 the eldersJeremiah 24:1-7, 28:4Reciprocal2 Kings 24:12 - Jehoiachin; Jeremiah 28:17 - the seventh month; 29:28 - General; 33:9 - before; 51:61 - read Verse 2JeconiahJeremiah 22:24-28, Coniah, 27:20, 28:4; 2 Kings 24:12-16; 2 Chronicles 36:9, 36:10, Jehoiachineunuchsor, chamberlains, 2 Kings 9:32 *marg. 20:18; Daniel 1:3-21Reciprocal2 Kings 24:16 - seven thousand; Jeremiah 24:1 - after; 34:19 - the eunuchs; 38:7 - eunuchs; 51:61 - read; Ezekiel 17:13 - he hath also Verse 3ShaphanJeremiah 26:24, 39:14; 2 Kings 22:8; Ezekiel 8:11 GemariahJeremiah 36:25; 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Chronicles 34:20Reciprocal2 Kings 22:9 - Shaphan; 1 Chronicles 2:39 - General; 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan; Jeremiah 29:16 - General; 36:10 - Shaphan Verse 4whomJeremiah 24:5; Isaiah 5:5, 10:5, 10:6, 45:7, 59:1, 59:2; Amos 3:6ReciprocalLamentations 1:6 - her princes; Ezekiel 17:9 - shall he Verse 5Jeremiah 29:10, 29:28; Ezekiel 28:26ReciprocalPsalm 107:37 - sow Verse 6Take yeJeremiah 16:2-4; Genesis 1:27, 1:28, 9:7; 1 Timothy 5:14 take wivesGenesis 21:21, 24:3, 24:4, 24:51, 24:60, 28:1-4, 29:19, 34:4; Judges 1:12-14, 12:9, 14:2; 1 Corinthians 7:36-38ReciprocalEzekiel 28:26 - build Verse 7seekDaniel 4:27, 6:4, 6:5; Romans 13:1, 13:5; 1 Peter 2:13-17 prayEzra 6:10, 7:23; Daniel 4:19; 1 Timothy 2:1, 2:2ReciprocalGenesis 37:14 - see whether it be well with; Jeremiah 38:4 - welfare Verse 8LetJeremiah 14:14, 23:21, 27:14, 27:15, 28:15; Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 24:4, 24:5, 24:24; Mark 13:5, 13:6, 13:22, 13:23; Luke 21:8; Romans 16:18; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Ephesians 4:14, 5:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 2:9-11; 2 Timothy 3:13; 2 John 1:7-9; Revelation 13:14, 19:20 your dreamsJeremiah 5:31; Micah 2:11; Luke 6:26; 2 Peter 2:2, 2:3ReciprocalDeuteronomy 13:1 - a dreamer; Jeremiah 23:16 - Hearken; 23:25 - dreamed; 27:9 - hearken; 29:15 - General; 29:21 - which; 29:23 - lying; 29:24 - Nehelamite; Lamentations 2:14 - prophets; Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against; 13:6 - lying; 22:28 - Thus saith the Lord; Zechariah 10:2 - the diviners; Colossians 2:8 - spoil; 2 Timothy 4:3 - but; 2 Peter 2:1 - there were; 1 John 4:1 - believe not; 4:5 - and Verse 9falselyHeb. in a lie, Jeremiah 29:23, 29:31, 27:15Reciprocal14:14 - I sent; 23:21 - General; 27:14 - they; 28:11 - Thus; 29:15 - General; 29:21 - which; Lamentations 2:14 - prophets; Ezekiel 13:2 - prophesy against; 22:28 - Thus saith the Lord; Ephesians 5:6 - no; 2 Peter 2:1 - there were; 1 John 4:1 - believe not Verse 10afterJeremiah 25:12, 27:7, 27:22; 2 Chronicles 36:21-23; Ezra 1:1, 1:2; Daniel 9:2; Zechariah 7:5 I willJeremiah 24:6, 24:7, 32:42-44; Zephaniah 2:7Reciprocal1 Kings 8:20 - hath performed; 2 Chronicles 36:22 - that the word; Ecclesiastes 3:17 - for; Isaiah 23:15 - Tyre shall; 23:17 - visit; 49:25 - Even; Jeremiah 29:5 - General; 29:32 - behold; 33:14 - General; Ezekiel 29:11 - forty; 36:4 - a prey; Daniel 9:3 - I set; Habakkuk 3:2 - in wrath; Zechariah 1:12 - thou hast; 1:13 - with good Verse 11I knowJob 23:13; Psalm 33:11, 40:5; Isaiah 46:10, 46:11, 55:8-12; Micah 4:12; Zechariah 1:6; 8:14, 8:15 thoughtsJeremiah 3:12-19, 30:18-22, 31:1-33:26; Isaiah 40:1-46:13; Ezekiel 34:11-31; 36:1-37:28, 39:1-29; Hosea 2:14-23, 3:5, 14:2-9; Joel 2:28-32; Amos 9:8-15; Micah 5:4-7, 7:14-20; Zephaniah 3:14-20; Zechariah 9:9-17, 12:5-10; 14:20, 14:21; Revelation 14:8-14 expected endHeb. end and expectation, Lamentations 3:26Reciprocal1 Kings 8:20 - hath performed; Nehemiah 1:9 - if ye turn; 5:19 - Think; Psalm 102:17 - He will; 139:17 - precious; Proverbs 23:18 - surely; Ecclesiastes 3:17 - for; Isaiah 9:13 - neither; 14:24 - Surely; 30:19 - he will; 40:2 - warfare; Jeremiah 15:11 - verily I; 31:17 - General; Ezekiel 36:37 - I will yet; Zechariah 13:9 - they shall call; Acts 27:31 - Except; 1 Corinthians 10:13 - make Verse 12Jeremiah 31:9, 33:3; Nehemiah 2:4-20; Psalm 10:17, 50:15, 102:16, 102:17; Isaiah 30:19, 65:24; Ezekiel 36:37; Daniel 9:3-19; Zechariah 13:9; Matthew 7:7, 7:8ReciprocalGenesis 13:4 - called; Leviticus 26:39 - shall pine; Deuteronomy 4:29 - But if; Judges 3:15 - cried unto; 1 Kings 8:48 - And so return; 2 Chronicles 6:38 - return; 14:7 - we have sought; 15:2 - if ye seek him; 15:12 - seek; 30:9 - so that they shall; 33:13 - he was entreated; Ezra 8:23 - besought; Psalm 3:4 - I cried; 27:8 - Thy; 65:2 - thou; 91:15 - He shall; 107:6 - Then; 145:18 - call upon; Isaiah 55:6 - Seek; 58:9 - shalt thou; Jeremiah 24:7 - for they; 50:4 - seek the; 51:50 - remember; Hosea 5:15 - till; 10:12 - time; Joel 2:12 - turn; Amos 5:4 - Seek; Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye; Zechariah 1:3 - and; Matthew 6:5 - when; Luke 11:9 - seek; 18:1 - that; 18:39 - but; Acts 9:11 - for; Romans 8:27 - according; 12:12 - continuing; James 1:5 - let; 5:16 - The effectual; 1 John 3:22 - whatsoever; 5:14 - if Verse 13ye shallLeviticus 26:40-45; Deuteronomy 4:29-31, 30:1-20; 1 Kings 8:47-50; 2 Chronicles 6:37-39; Psalm 91:15; Isaiah 55:6, 55:7; Hosea 5:15, 6:1-3; Amos 5:4-6; Zephaniah 2:1-3; Luke 11:9, 11:10 withJeremiah 3:10, 24:7; Deuteronomy 30:2, 30:10; 1 Kings 2:4; 2 Kings 23:3; 2 Chronicles 22:9, 31:21; Psalm 119:2, 119:10, 119:58, 119:69, 119:145; Joel 2:12; Acts 8:37ReciprocalJudges 3:15 - cried unto; 2 Kings 23:25 - that turned; 1 Chronicles 16:10 - let the heart; 28:9 - if thou seek; 2 Chronicles 15:12 - seek; 33:13 - he was entreated; Ezra 8:23 - besought; Psalm 3:4 - I cried; 9:10 - hast; 27:4 - seek; 27:8 - Thy; 65:2 - thou; 145:18 - call upon; Ecclesiastes 9:10 - thy hand; Song of Songs 3:4 - but; Isaiah 45:19 - Seek; 58:9 - shalt thou; Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek ye; Matthew 7:7 - and it; Mark 10:48 - but; Luke 18:39 - but; Acts 9:11 - for; Romans 8:27 - according; 12:12 - continuing; Habakkuk 3:1 - diligently; James 1:5 - let; 5:16 - The effectual; 1 John 3:22 - whatsoever; 5:14 - if Verse 14I will beDeuteronomy 4:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 15:12-15; Psalm 32:6, 46:1; Isaiah 45:19, 55:6; Romans 10:20 and I will turnJeremiah 16:14, 16:15, 23:3-8, 24:5-7, 30:3, 30:10, 31:8-14, 32:37-44, 33:7-26; 46:27, 46:28, 50:4, 50:5, 50:19, 50:20, 50:33, 50:34, 51:10; Psalm 126:1, 126:4; Ezekiel 11:16-20; 34:1-31, 36:1-39:29; Amos 9:14; Micah 4:12; Zephaniah 3:20ReciprocalDeuteronomy 30:3 - then the; Psalm 107:3 - gathered; Isaiah 14:1 - set; Jeremiah 8:3 - in all; 30:18 - Behold; 31:16 - they; Ezekiel 37:21 - General; Joel 3:1 - when; Zephaniah 2:7 - turn; Habakkuk 3:1 - diligently Verse 15Jeremiah 29:8, 29:9, 28:1-17; Ezekiel 1:1, 1:3ReciprocalJeremiah 29:20 - hear Verse 16Jeremiah 29:3, 24:2, 38:2, 38:3, 38:17-23; Ezekiel 6:1-9:11, 17:12-21, 21:9-27, 22:31; 24:1-14ReciprocalJeremiah 22:2 - that sittest; 24:8 - as; 37:17 - thou shalt; Ezekiel 11:21 - I will Verse 17BeholdJeremiah 29:18, 15:2, 15:3, 24:8-10, 34:17-22, 43:11, 52:6; Ezekiel 5:12-17, 14:12-21; Luke 21:11, 21:23 them likeJeremiah 24:1-3, 24:8ReciprocalLeviticus 26:25 - I will send; Jeremiah 9:16 - and I; 14:12 - but; 22:2 - that sittest; 36:31 - will bring Verse 18will deliverJeremiah 15:4, 24:9, 34:17; Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:25, 28:64; 2 Chronicles 29:8; Psalm 44:11; Ezekiel 6:8, 12:15, 22:15, 36:19; Amos 9:9; Zechariah 7:14; Luke 21:24 to be a curseHeb. for a curse, Jeremiah 29:22, 19:8, 25:9, 26:6, 42:18; Deuteronomy 29:21-28; 1 Kings 9:7, 9:8; 2 Chronicles 7:19-22, 29:8; Isaiah 65:15; Lamentations 2:15, 2:16ReciprocalLeviticus 26:25 - I will send; Numbers 5:27 - the woman; Nehemiah 1:3 - reproach; Psalm 89:41 - he is; Jeremiah 14:12 - but; 29:17 - Behold; 38:2 - He; 44:8 - a curse; 51:37 - an hissing; Daniel 9:16 - Jerusalem; Zechariah 8:13 - a curse Verse 19Jeremiah 6:19, 7:13, 7:24-26, 25:3-7, 26:5, 32:33, 34:17, 35:14-16, 44:4, 44:5; Zechariah 1:4-6, 7:11-13; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalNehemiah 9:34 - nor hearkened; Jeremiah 7:26 - they hearkened; 25:4 - rising; 44:22 - your land; Daniel 9:6 - have we Verse 20hearDr. Blayney thinks there were two letters written by the prophet to the captives in Babylon, and the first ends with this verse. That having heard, on the return of the embassy, that the captives had received his advice favourably, and because they were deceived by false prophets, who promised them a speedier deliverance, he therefore wrote a second letter, beginning with the Jeremiah 29:15, and going on with the twenty-first, etc. - in which order these verses are read in the Septuagint
in which he denounces God's judgments on the three chief of those, Ahab, Zedekiah, and Shemaiah.all yeEzekiel 3:11, 3:15 whomJeremiah 24:5; Micah 4:10Reciprocal1 Kings 22:19 - Hear thou; Jeremiah 14:15 - Sword and famine shall not; 22:2 - Hear; 29:31 - Send; Ezekiel 13:2 - Hear; Malachi 2:9 - before Verse 21whichJeremiah 29:8, 29:9, 14:14, 14:15; Lamentations 2:14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 13:5 - prophet; 1 Kings 22:11 - Thus saith; 22:25 - Behold; 2 Kings 2:24 - cursed them; 2 Chronicles 18:10 - Thus; 18:24 - Behold; 34:8 - Maaseiah; Isaiah 9:15 - the prophet; Jeremiah 20:4 - thine; 20:6 - Pashur; 23:32 - to err; 29:23 - lying; 37:3 - Zephaniah; Ezekiel 13:9 - mine; Amos 7:17 - Thy wife; Micah 2:11 - a man; 3:5 - concerning; Zechariah 10:2 - the diviners; Matthew 7:15 - false; 2 Timothy 3:9 - their Verse 22shall beGenesis 48:20; Ruth 4:11; Isaiah 65:15; 1 Corinthians 16:22 roastedDaniel 3:6, 3:21ReciprocalGenesis 38:24 - let her; Exodus 20:14 - General; Numbers 5:21 - The Lord make; 5:27 - the woman; 26:10 - they became a sign; Deuteronomy 13:5 - prophet; 1 Samuel 25:26 - now let; 1 Kings 22:25 - Behold; 2 Chronicles 18:24 - Behold; Isaiah 9:15 - the prophet; Jeremiah 5:7 - they then; 20:6 - Pashur; 24:9 - a curse; 26:6 - a curse; 27:15 - ye; 29:18 - to be a curse; 42:18 - ye shall be; 44:12 - and they shall be; Ezekiel 13:9 - mine; 14:8 - a sign; Habakkuk 2:6 - take; Zechariah 10:2 - the diviners Verse 23and haveJeremiah 7:9, 7:10, 23:14, 23:21; Psalm 50:16-18; Zephaniah 3:4; 2 Peter 2:10-19; Jude 1:8-11 lyingJeremiah 29:8, 29:9, 29:21 even I13:27, 16:17, 23:23, 23:24; Proverbs 5:21; Malachi 2:14, 3:5; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 1:5; 3:14ReciprocalGenesis 31:50 - God; 38:24 - let her; Exodus 20:14 - General; Judges 11:10 - The Lord; Job 20:27 - heaven; 33:8 - hearing; Psalm 139:4 - thou knowest; Jeremiah 5:7 - they then; 7:4 - Trust; 23:25 - heard; 27:15 - ye; 28:15 - The Lord; 29:31 - Because; Ezekiel 22:11 - committed; 35:13 - I have; Amos 5:12 - I know; Micah 1:2 - let; Zechariah 13:2 - cause Verse 24ShemaiahJeremiah 29:31, 29:32 Nehelamiteor, dreamer, 29:8ReciprocalDeuteronomy 13:1 - a dreamer; Acts 13:8 - withstood Verse 25Because1 Kings 21:8-13; 2 Kings 10:1-7, 19:9, 19:14; 2 Chronicles 32:17; Ezra 4:7-16; Nehemiah 6:5, 6:17; 6:19; Acts 9:2 ZephaniahJeremiah 29:29, 21:1, 21:2, 37:3, 52:24; 2 Kings 25:18-21Reciprocal2 Chronicles 34:8 - Maaseiah; 35:8 - rulers; Jeremiah 1:19 - And they; 18:18 - for the; 29:1 - of the letter; Amos 7:17 - Thy wife; Acts 4:17 - let Verse 26officersJeremiah 20:1, 20:2; 2 Kings 11:15, 11:18; Acts 4:1, 5:24 for every2 Kings 9:11; Hosea 9:7; Mark 3:21; John 10:20; Acts 26:11, 26:24; 2 Corinthians 5:13-15 and makethJeremiah 29:27; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Zechariah 13:3-6; Matthew 21:23; John 8:53, 10:33 that thouJeremiah 20:1, 20:2, 38:6, 38:28; 2 Chronicles 16:10, 18:26; Acts 5:18, 16:24; 2 Corinthians 11:33; Revelation 2:10Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:10 - and he prophesied; 1 Kings 22:24 - Which way; 22:27 - Put this fellow; 2 Chronicles 18:23 - Which way; 25:16 - forbear; 35:8 - rulers; Isaiah 59:15 - maketh himself a prey; Jeremiah 20:7 - I am; Amos 7:10 - the priest; Matthew 11:18 - He; Mark 12:3 - they; Luke 20:10 - beat; Acts 26:12 - with; Habakkuk 3:1 - bonds Verse 27therefore2 Chronicles 25:16; Amos 7:12, 7:13; John 11:47-53; Acts 4:17-21, 5:28, 5:40 whichJeremiah 29:26, 43:2, 43:3; Numbers 16:3; Matthew 27:63; 2 Timothy 3:8Reciprocal1 Samuel 18:10 - and he prophesied; 1 Kings 22:24 - Which way; 2 Chronicles 18:23 - Which way; Isaiah 30:10 - say; Amos 7:10 - the priest; Luke 20:10 - beat; Acts 26:12 - with Verse 28Jeremiah 29:1-10Reciprocal8:3 - in all; 29:5 - General; Ezekiel 28:26 - build; Zechariah 5:11 - unto Verse 29Jeremiah 29:25Reciprocal2 Kings 25:18 - Zephaniah; Jeremiah 20:3 - Magormissabib; 52:24 - Zephaniah Verse 30ReciprocalJeremiah 28:12 - General Verse 31SendJeremiah 29:20 Because29:9, 29:23, 14:14, 14:15, 23:21, 28:15-17; Ezekiel 13:8-16, 13:22, 13:23; 2 Peter 2:1ReciprocalProverbs 19:9 - and; Jeremiah 7:4 - Trust; 23:32 - to err; 27:15 - ye; 29:24 - Shemaiah; 37:19 - your; Ezekiel 13:6 - made; 13:9 - mine; 13:12 - Where; 13:16 - see visions; Amos 7:17 - Thy wife; Malachi 2:9 - before; John 10:1 - He; Ephesians 5:6 - no; 2 Timothy 3:9 - their Verse 32punishJeremiah 20:6; Exodus 20:5; Numbers 16:27-33; Joshua 7:24, 7:25; 2 Kings 5:27; Psalm 109:8-15; Isaiah 14:20, 14:22; Amos 7:17 he shallJeremiah 22:30, 35:19; 1 Samuel 2:30-34 beholdJeremiah 29:10-14, 17:6; 2 Kings 7:2, 7:19, 7:20 rebellionHeb. revolt, Jeremiah 28:16 *marg.ReciprocalNumbers 14:37 - died; 1 Samuel 15:23 - rebellion; 1 Kings 22:25 - Behold; 2 Chronicles 18:24 - Behold; Proverbs 19:9 - and; Jeremiah 1:3 - unto the end; 14:15 - Sword and famine shall not; 27:15 - ye; 28:15 - The Lord; 29:24 - Shemaiah; Ezekiel 13:2 - Hear; 13:9 - mine; 13:12 - Where; 13:22 - and strengthened; Malachi 2:9 - before; Matthew 7:15 - false; John 10:1 - He; 2 Corinthians 11:15 - whose; 2 Timothy 3:9 - their; 2 Peter 2:1 - there were