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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Jeremiah 29:6

4This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says to all those who were taken captive from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce. Get married, and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons, and let your daughters get married so that they can have sons and daughters. Grow in number there; don’t decrease. 7Work for the good of the city where I’ve taken you as captives, and pray to the Lord for that city. When it prospers, you will also prosper. 8This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Don’t let the prophets or the mediums who are among you trick you. Don’t even listen to your own dreams.

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“Don’t marry! Don’t have any sons or daughters in this place!
• Genesis 1:27So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.
• Genesis 9:7Be fertile, and increase in number. Spread over the earth, and increase.”
• 1 Timothy 5:14So I want younger widows to marry, have children, manage their homes, and not give the enemy any chance to ridicule them.
• Genesis 21:21He lived in the desert of Paran, and his mother got him a wife from Egypt.
• Genesis 24:3I want you to swear by the Lord God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I’m living.
• Genesis 28:1Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, “You are not to marry any of the Canaanite women.
• Genesis 29:19Laban responded, “It’s better that I give her to you than to any other man. Stay with me.”
• Genesis 34:4So Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
• Judges 1:12Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Achsah as a wife to whoever defeats Kiriath Sepher and captures it.”
• Judges 12:9He had 30 sons and 30 daughters. His sons and daughters married people from outside their own families. He judged Israel for seven years.
• Judges 14:2He went ⌞home⌟ and told his father and mother, “I’ve seen a Philistine woman at Timnah. Now get her for me so that I can marry her.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:36No father would want to do the wrong thing when his virgin daughter is old enough to get married. If she wants to get married, he isn’t sinning by letting her get married.

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

In the dictionaries

• Bear; Born
• Epistle
• Jehoiachin
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• Zedekiah (2)
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• intercede, intercession

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