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Jeremiah 29:1
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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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| Jeremiah 29:2 |
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(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;) |
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| Jeremiah 29:3 |
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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, |
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| Jeremiah 29:4 |
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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; |
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| Jeremiah 29:5 |
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Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant
gardens, and eat the fruit of them; |
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| Jeremiah 29:6 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:7 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:8 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:9 |
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For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name:
I have not sent them, saith the LORD. |
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| Jeremiah 29:10 |
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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 29:11 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:12 |
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Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go
and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. |
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| Jeremiah 29:13 |
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And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall
search for me with all your heart. |
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| Jeremiah 29:14 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:15 |
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Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us
up prophets in Babylon; |
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| Jeremiah 29:16 |
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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; |
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| Jeremiah 29:17 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:18 |
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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: |
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| Jeremiah 29:19 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:20 |
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Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all
ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: |
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| Jeremiah 29:21 |
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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; |
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| Jeremiah 29:22 |
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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; |
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| Jeremiah 29:23 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:24 |
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Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite,
saying, |
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| Jeremiah 29:25 |
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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, |
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| Jeremiah 29:26 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:27 |
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Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah
of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? |
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| Jeremiah 29:28 |
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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. |
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| Jeremiah 29:29 |
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And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in
the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. |
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| Jeremiah 29:30 |
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Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah,
saying, |
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| Jeremiah 29:31 |
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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: |
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| Jeremiah 29:32 |
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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. |
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