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

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, 5‘Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and become the fathers of sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there and do not decrease. 7Seek 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 have welfare.’ 8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your prophets who are in your midst and your diviners deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which 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

• Takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• becomeיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• of sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• to husbandsאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• and do not decreaseמָעַטmâ‛aţ · to diminishH4591

Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:6

• Jeremiah 16:2“You shall not take a wife for yourself nor have sons or daughters in this place.”
• Genesis 1:27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
• Genesis 9:7As for you, be fruitful and multiply; Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”
• 1 Timothy 5:14Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, bear children, keep house, and give the enemy no occasion for reproach;
• Genesis 21:21He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
• Genesis 24:3and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
• Genesis 28:1So Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and charged him, and said to him, “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
• Genesis 29:19Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than to give her to another man; stay with me.”
• Genesis 34:4So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”
• Judges 1:12And Caleb said, “The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife.”
• Judges 12:9He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage outside the family, and he brought in thirty daughters from outside for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
• Judges 14:2So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:36But if any man thinks that he is acting unbecomingly toward his virgin daughter, if she is past her youth, and if it must be so, let him do what he wishes, he does not sin; let her marry.

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