Jeremiah 29:6

Jeremiah 29:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and not diminished.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away!

Context of Jeremiah 29:6

4"Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. 7But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. 8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream,

Jeremiah 29:6 word by word

קְח֣וּ נָשִׁ֗ים וְהוֹלִידוּ֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנוֹת֒ וּקְח֨וּ לִבְנֵיכֶ֜ם נָשִׁ֗ים וְאֶת־בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תְּנ֣וּ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְתֵלַ֖דְנָה בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנ֑וֹת וּרְבוּ־שָׁ֖ם וְאַל־תִּמְעָֽטוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• ye wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and begetיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• to husbandsאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• and daughtersבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• that ye may be increasedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• there, and not diminishedמָעַטmâ‛aţ · to diminishH4591

Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:6

• Jeremiah 16:2"You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
• Genesis 1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
• Genesis 9:7And you, be fruitful and multiply, increase greatly on the earth and multiply in it."
• 1 Timothy 5:14So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
• Genesis 21:21He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
• Genesis 24:3that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
• Genesis 28:1Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, "You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.
• Genesis 29:19Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me."
• Genesis 34:4So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for my wife."
• Judges 1:12And Caleb said, "He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife."
• Judges 12:9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters he gave in marriage outside his clan, and thirty daughters he brought in from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
• Judges 14:2Then he came up and told his father and mother, "I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife."
• 1 Corinthians 7:36If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry—it is no sin.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 As the exile was God‘s doing for their good, they were to make the best of their position, and acquire wealth and influence; whereas if they were always restlessly looking out for the opportunity of returning home, they would rapidly fall into poverty and dwindle away. Jeremiah 29:7 Seek the peace of the city … - Not only because their welfare for seventy years was bound up with that of Babylon, but because it would have degraded their whole…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Jeremiah encouraged the exiled people to prepare for a long stay in Babylon. God wanted them to become productive citizens, caring for and praying to the Lord for the well-being of the Babylonian communities where they lived. This would help their population grow. They should not listen to false prophecies like Hananiah's, which promised a quick return home.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. that ye ... be ... not diminished--It was God's will that the seed of Abraham should not fail; thus consolation is given them, and the hope, though not of an immediate, yet of an ultimate, return.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 29:6

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Marriage

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• Bear; Born
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings