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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD, all you captives there in Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore hear the word of the LORD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You, therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You, therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You, therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You, therefore, hear the word of Yahweh, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hear, therefore, the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I had you taken from Jerusalem to Babylonia. But you had better listen to me now. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So listen to the word of the LORD, all you captives who were sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All of you whom I sent into exile in Babylonia, listen to what I, the LORD, say.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Now, all you exiles whom I sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to this message from the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So pay attention to what I, the LORD, have said, all you exiles whom I have sent to Babylon from Jerusalem.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'Hear therefore the word of the LORD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hear therefore Yahweh’s word, all you captives whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you, hear a word of YHWH, all you of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And hear ye the word of Jehovah, all the captivity which I sent from Jerusalem into Babel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent out from Jerusalem to Babylon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, listen to the word of the Lord, all you of the transmigration, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem into Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, listen to the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But now, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon, hear the word of the LORD:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Hear therefore the word of the LORD, all you exiles who were carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And hear the word of LORD JEHOVAH, all captives who were taken captive from Jerusalem to Babel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8687" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>I will do this because they have not listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles listened, declares the LORD.” <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">So hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1473.htm" title="1473: hag·gō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Exiles, exile. Or golah; active participle feminine of galah; exile; concretely and collectively exiles.">you exiles</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·laḥ·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I have sent away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: mî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">from Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇe·lāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-13.htm">2 Kings 17:13-14</a></span><br />Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.” / But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-11</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Ezekiel 3:7</a></span><br />But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1-2</a></span><br />Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: / “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-12</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">John 5:39-40</a></span><br />You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me, / yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Hear you therefore the word of the LORD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:</p><p class="hdg">hear.</p><p class="hdg">all ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Ezekiel 3:11,15</a></b></br> And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear… </p><p class="hdg">whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-5.htm">Jeremiah 24:5</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for <i>their</i> good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Micah 4:10</a></b></br> Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go <i>even</i> to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-21.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Exiles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-25.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-20.htm">He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-24.htm">Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Jeremiah foretells his doom.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, the "word of the LORD" is a common expression used by prophets to assert that their message is not their own but comes directly from God. This underscores the importance and urgency of the message. The call to "hear" implies not just listening but also obeying and internalizing the message. This is consistent with the biblical theme that faith comes by hearing the word of God (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>).<p><b>all you exiles</b><br>The term "exiles" refers to the people of Judah who were taken captive to Babylon. This was a significant event in Jewish history, known as the Babylonian Exile, which occurred after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. The exile was a result of the people's disobedience and idolatry, as prophesied by Jeremiah and other prophets. Theologically, the exile is seen as both a punishment and a means of purification for the people of Israel. It also serves as a type of spiritual exile that all believers experience due to sin, pointing to the need for redemption and restoration.<p><b>I have sent away</b><br>This phrase indicates God's sovereignty and control over the events leading to the exile. It was not merely a political or military defeat but an act of divine judgment. The use of "I have sent" shows that God is actively involved in the lives of His people, even in their discipline. This aligns with the biblical theme that God disciplines those He loves (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>). It also reassures the exiles that their situation is not outside of God's plan and purpose.<p><b>from Jerusalem to Babylon</b><br>Jerusalem, the holy city, represents the center of Jewish worship and identity, while Babylon symbolizes a place of captivity and foreign domination. The journey from Jerusalem to Babylon is not just a physical relocation but a spiritual and cultural upheaval. Historically, Babylon was a powerful empire known for its grandeur and idolatry, contrasting sharply with the monotheistic worship in Jerusalem. This movement from Jerusalem to Babylon can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual journey from a place of covenant relationship with God to a place of spiritual estrangement. It also foreshadows the ultimate return and restoration, as promised in later prophecies, pointing to the hope of redemption through Jesus Christ, who brings believers back from spiritual exile into the kingdom of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the impending Babylonian exile and the eventual restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/exiles.htm">Exiles</a></b><br>The people of Judah who were taken captive and sent to Babylon. They are the primary audience of this message, representing those who are experiencing God's discipline but also His promise of future hope.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, from which the exiles were taken. It symbolizes the center of Jewish worship and identity, now under threat due to the people's disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. It represents both God's instrument of judgment and the place where the exiles are to seek the welfare of the city as instructed by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through Jeremiah. He is both just in His judgment and merciful in His promises of restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_discipline.htm">God's Sovereignty in Discipline</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control, even in times of discipline. The exile was not merely a political event but a divine act with a purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Understand that God's plans include hope and restoration, even when circumstances seem dire. Trust in His promises for a future beyond current trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_foreign_lands.htm">Faithfulness in Foreign Lands</a></b><br>Like the exiles, we are called to live faithfully in environments that may not align with our beliefs. Seek the welfare of the place where God has placed you.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_word.htm">Listening to God's Word</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of hearing and responding to God's word, especially in challenging times. His instructions are meant for our good and His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_identity.htm">Community and Identity</a></b><br>Maintain a strong sense of community and identity in God, even when separated from familiar surroundings. Encourage one another in faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_daniel_9_1-2_fit_70-year_exile.htm">How do we reconcile Daniel 9:1-2's reference to Jeremiah's seventy years with the actual duration of the Babylonian exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14-15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God's dealings with foreign nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_pashur's_exile_death_in_babylon.htm">In Jeremiah 20:3-6, is there any historical or archeological evidence to confirm Pashur's exile and death in Babylon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you exiles</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֨גּוֹלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have sent away</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šil·laḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Babylon.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇe·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/29-20.htm">Jeremiah 29:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/29-20.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:20 Hear you therefore the word of Yahweh (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>