New American Standard Bible 1995
Jeremiah 29:16-20
16for thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 concerningH413 the kingH4428 who sitsH3427 on the throneH3678 of DavidH1732, and concerningH413 allH3605 the peopleH5971 who dwellH3427 in thisH2088 cityH5892, your brothersH251 whoH834 did 1not goH3318 with you into exileH1473-- 17thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘BeholdH2009, I am sendingH7971 upon them the 2swordH2719, famineH7458 and pestilenceH1698, and I will makeH5414 them like 3split-openH8182 figsH8384 that cannotH3808 be eatenH398 dueH4480 to rottennessH7455. 18I will pursueH7291 them with the swordH2719, with famineH7458 and with pestilenceH1698; and I will 4makeH5414 them a terrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776, to be a 5curseH423 and a horrorH8047 and a 6hissingH8322, and a reproachH2781 among allH3605 the nationsH1471 whereH834H8033 I have drivenH5080 them, 19becauseH8478H834 they have 7not listenedH8085 to My wordsH1697,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘whichH834 I sentH7971 to them againH7925 and againH7971 by 8My servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030; but you did not listenH8085,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 20You, therefore, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068, allH3605 you exilesH1473, whomH834 I have 9sentH7971 awayH7971 from JerusalemH3389 to BabylonH894.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 29:16 Jer 38:2, 3, 17-23 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 29:17 Jer 27:8; 29:18; 32:24 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 29:17 Jer 24:3, 8-10 ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 29:18 Deut 28:25; 2 Chr 29:8; Jer 15:4; 24:9; 34:17; Ezek 12:15 ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 29:18 Is 65:15; Jer 42:18 ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 29:18 Jer 25:9; Lam 2:15, 16 ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 29:19 Jer 6:19 ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 29:19 Jer 25:4; 26:5; 35:15 ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 29:20 Jer 24:5; Ezek 11:9; Mic 4:10 ↩
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
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