Revised Literal Translation
Jeremiah 29:6
6Take 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.
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
4Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; 5Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; 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. 7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto Yhwh for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 8For thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
Read all of Jeremiah 29Jeremiah 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
- 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 16:2Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
- Genesis 1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
- Genesis 9:7And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
- 1 Timothy 5:14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
- Genesis 21:21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 24:3And I will make thee swear by Yhwh, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
- Genesis 28:1And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
- Genesis 29:19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
- Genesis 34:4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
- Judges 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
- Judges 12:9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
- Judges 14:2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them 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
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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
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