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Increase in number there; do not decrease. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29.htm">New Living Translation</a> Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Take wives and father sons and daughters, and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may give birth to sons and daughters; and grow in numbers there and do not decrease. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Take 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. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘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. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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 [in number]. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Find wives for yourselves, and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Get married and have children, then help your sons find wives and help your daughters find husbands, so they can have children as well. I want your numbers to grow, not to get smaller. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> Marry and have children. Then let your children get married, so that they also may have children. You must increase in numbers and not decrease. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so they may have sons and daughters. Increase in numbers there, don't decrease. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. <a href="/net/jeremiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a> Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Take wives, and father 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 be diminished. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a> Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there, and don’t be diminished. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and you are not few; <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few; <a href="/slt/jeremiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and ye shall give your daughters to husbands, and they shall bring forth sons and daughters: and ye be increased there, and ye shall not be diminished.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters: and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters: and be ye multiplied there, and be not few in number. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Take wives, and conceive sons and daughters. And give wives to your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters. And be multiplied there, and do not choose to be few in number. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a> Take wives and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters. Increase there; do not decrease. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Take 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; and multiply there, and not decrease. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Take wives and reproduce sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands and they will reproduce sons and daughters, and multiply there, and you shall not decrease<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, and be multiplied, and be not diminished. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8516" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles</a> …5“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. 6<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wə·hō·w·lî·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and have</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·qə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and give</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: la·’ă·nā·šîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">in marriage,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wə·ṯê·laḏ·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">so that they too may have</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ū·rə·ḇū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">Multiply</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4591.htm" title="4591: tim·‘ā·ṭū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. Lessen; intransitively, to be small or few.">decrease.</a> 7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a> God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.” <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a> But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it.” <a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Genesis 24:60</a> And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.” <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Genesis 28:3</a> May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. <a href="/genesis/35-11.htm">Genesis 35:11</a> And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. <a href="/genesis/48-4.htm">Genesis 48:4</a> and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Exodus 1:7</a> but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a> He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a> The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. <a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Psalm 127:3-5</a> Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. / Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. / Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate. <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Psalm 128:3</a> Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table. <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Isaiah 54:3</a> For you will spread out to the right and left; your descendants will dispossess the nations and inhabit the desolate cities. <a href="/ezekiel/36-10.htm">Ezekiel 36:10-11</a> I will multiply the people upon you—the house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. / I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. <a href="/matthew/22-30.htm">Matthew 22:30</a> In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven. <a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a> However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Take you 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 you may be increased there, and not diminished.Take ye.<a href="/jeremiah/16-2.htm">Jeremiah 16:2-4</a> Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place… <a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27,28</a> So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them… <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Genesis 9:7</a> And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.take wives.<a href="/genesis/21-21.htm">Genesis 21:21</a> And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.<a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3,4,51,60</a> And I will make thee swear by the LORD, 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: … <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-4</a> And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-3.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Decrease</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm">Diminished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-20.htm">Few</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/esther/1-20.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-8.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Less</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-2.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-35.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/john/3-30.htm">Decrease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Diminished</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Few</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Find</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-19.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-5.htm">Less</a> <a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Marry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 29</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/29-20.htm">He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.</a> 24. <a href="/jeremiah/29-24.htm">Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Jeremiah foretells his doom.</a> </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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This directive was given to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile, a period of significant hardship and uncertainty. The command to "take wives and have sons and daughters" emphasizes the importance of family and continuity even in adverse circumstances. It reflects God's desire for His people to thrive and maintain their identity despite being in a foreign land. This instruction aligns with the cultural norms of the time, where marriage and procreation were seen as essential for the survival and growth of a community. The emphasis on family can also be seen in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>, where God commands humanity to "be fruitful and multiply."Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, This phrase underscores the importance of generational continuity and the establishment of stable family units. In the ancient Near Eastern context, arranging marriages was a parental responsibility, ensuring alliances and the continuation of family lines. This practice is evident throughout the Old Testament, such as in the story of Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 24). The instruction to arrange marriages for their children indicates a long-term perspective, encouraging the exiles to settle and integrate into their new environment while maintaining their distinct cultural and religious identity.so that they too may have sons and daughters. The focus here is on the perpetuation of the community through successive generations. This reflects a hope and assurance that the exile is not the end of the Israelite people. It also highlights the importance of legacy and the transmission of faith and values to future generations. This idea is echoed in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children diligently.Multiply there; do not decrease. This command is a call to growth and prosperity even in exile. It reassures the Israelites that God has not abandoned them and that they have a future. The instruction to "multiply" is reminiscent of God's promise to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a>, where He promises to make Abraham's descendants a great nation. The encouragement to "not decrease" serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the assurance that the exile is temporary. It also reflects a broader biblical theme of hope and restoration, as seen in the eventual return of the exiles to Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages to the people of Judah, including those exiled in Babylon. 2. <a href="/topical/e/exiles_in_babylon.htm">Exiles in Babylon</a> The people of Judah who were taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon during the Babylonian exile. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place where the Israelites were exiled, representing a period of judgment and discipline from God. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The ultimate authority who speaks through Jeremiah, providing guidance and hope to His people even in exile. 5. <a href="/topical/f/families.htm">Families</a> The focus of the command in this verse, emphasizing the importance of family growth and continuity even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_exile.htm">God's Sovereignty in Exile</a> Even in difficult circumstances, God has a plan for His people. He calls them to continue living and thriving, trusting in His ultimate purpose. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family.htm">The Importance of Family</a> Families are central to God's design for human flourishing. Building strong, godly families is a priority, even in challenging environments. <a href="/topical/h/hope_and_future.htm">Hope and Future</a> God's command to multiply and not decrease is a message of hope, indicating that the exile is not the end but a part of His larger plan for restoration. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_adversity.htm">Obedience in Adversity</a> Following God's commands, even when they seem counterintuitive, is crucial. The exiles were to obey and trust God's instructions for their well-being. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_continuity.htm">Community and Continuity</a> The call to establish families ensures the continuity of the community of faith, preserving their identity and witness in a foreign land.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 29</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_'sons_of_god'_in_gen_6_1-4.htm">Who were the 'sons of God' in Genesis 6:1-4?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_advise_peace_in_a_pagan_land.htm">In Jeremiah 29:4-7, how can God instruct his people to settle peacefully in a pagan land while other passages command separation from foreign nations?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israelite_cannibalism.htm">(Leviticus 26:29) Do we have any archaeological or recorded history of Israelites resorting to cannibalism precisely as this curse suggests?</a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_'sons_of_god'_in_genesis_6_2.htm">In Genesis 6:2, who were the 'sons of God,' and how could they produce offspring with human women?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Take קְח֣וּ (qə·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take wives נָשִׁ֗ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female and have וְהוֹלִידוּ֮ (wə·hō·w·lî·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage sons בָּנִ֣ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and daughters. וּבָנוֹת֒ (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter Take וּקְח֨וּ (ū·qə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take wives נָשִׁ֗ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female for your sons לִבְנֵיכֶ֜ם (liḇ·nê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and give תְּנ֣וּ (tə·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set your daughters בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ (bə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter in marriage, לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind so that they too may have וְתֵלַ֖דְנָה (wə·ṯê·laḏ·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage sons בָּנִ֣ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son and daughters. וּבָנ֑וֹת (ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter Multiply וּרְבוּ־ (ū·rə·ḇū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great there; שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not decrease. תִּמְעָֽטוּ׃ (tim·‘ā·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4591.htm">Strong's 4591: </a> To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Jeremiah 29:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:6 Take wives and father sons and daughters (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:7" /></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>