Jeremiah 29:29

Jeremiah 29:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Context of Jeremiah 29:29

27Now, why haven’t you arrested Jeremiah from Anathoth? After all, he acts like a prophet among you. 28That’s why Jeremiah sent this message to us in Babylon: You will be captives a long time. Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.’ ” The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah. 30Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah. He said, 31“Send this message to all the captives: ‘This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah from Nehelam: Shemaiah prophesied to you, but I didn’t send him. He has made you believe a lie.

Jeremiah 29:29 word by word

וַיִּקְרָ֛א צְפַנְיָ֥ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה בְּאָזְנֵ֖י יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Zephaniahצְפַנְיָהוּtsephanyâh tsephanyâhû · ZephaniahH6846
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• this letterסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• in the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 A narrative showing the effects of Jeremiah‘s letter. Shemaiah the leader of the false prophets wrote to Zephaniah, urging him to restrain the prophet‘s zeal with the prison and the stocks. Jeremiah 29:24 To Shemaiah - Rather, concerning. The Nehelamite - Not as in the margin; but one belonging to the village of Nehlam (unknown). Jeremiah 29:26 Officers - Deputy high priests who had the oversight of the temple. Mad - See 2 Kings 9:11 note…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-32Verses 20-32 Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretending to rest their own lies upon the God of truth, was worst of all. They flattered others in their sins, because they could not reprove them without condemning themselves. The most secret sins are known to God; and there is a day coming when he will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Zephaniah wisely showed Jeremiah the letter from Shemaiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. A second communication which Jeremiah sent to Babylon, after the messenger who carried his first letter had brought a letter from the false prophet Shemaiah to Zephaniah, &c., condemning Jeremiah and reproving the authorities for not having apprehended him. Nehelamite--a name derived either from his father or from a place: alluding at the same time to the Hebrew meaning, "a dreamer" (compare Jr 29:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 29:29

• Shemaiah
• Zephaniah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Zephaniah
• Shemaiah
• Epistle
• Jeremiah (2)
• Zedekiah (2)
• Jehoiada
• Zedekiah

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