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Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell <i>in them</i>; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Build houses and dwell <i>in them;</i> plant gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Build houses and live <i>in them;</i> and plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Build houses and live <i>in them;</i> and plant gardens, and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Build houses and live <i>in them</i>; and plant gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Build houses and live <i>in them;</i> plant gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to settle there and build houses. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Build houses, and live in them. Plant gardens, and eat what they produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />'Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Build houses and abide; and plant gardens and eat their fruit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Build ye houses and dwell; and plant gardens and eat their fruit:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant orchards, and eat the fruit of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them. And plant gardens, and eat from their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Build houses and dwell and plant gardens and eat their produce<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Build ye houses, and inhabit <i>them</i>; and plant gardens, and eat the fruits thereof;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/29-5.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=8509" 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">4</span>This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: bə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">“Build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·šê·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and settle down.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·niṭ·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">Plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1593.htm" title="1593: ḡan·nō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A garden. Feminine of gan; a garden.">gardens</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’iḵ·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pir·yān (N-msc:: 3fp) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">their produce.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>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.…<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="/genesis/9-20.htm">Genesis 9:20</a></span><br />Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-10.htm">Deuteronomy 6:10-11</a></span><br />And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, / with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21</a></span><br />They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-25.htm">1 Kings 4:25</a></span><br />Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">2 Kings 19:29</a></span><br />And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26</a></span><br />And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Micah 4:4</a></span><br />And each man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-10.htm">Zechariah 3:10</a></span><br />On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Psalm 107:37</a></span><br />They sow fields and plant vineyards that yield a fruitful harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">Proverbs 24:27</a></span><br />Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-45.htm">Matthew 24:45-46</a></span><br />Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? / Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-42.htm">Luke 12:42-43</a></span><br />And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time? / Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10,28</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Ezekiel 28:26</a></b></br> And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD their God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-11.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-17.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-6.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-5.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-3.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-16.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Build</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Building</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-28.htm">Using</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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The command to "build houses" suggests a long-term stay, indicating that their exile would not be brief. This instruction contrasts with the Israelites' previous experiences of temporary dwellings, such as tents during their wilderness journey. The call to "settle down" implies a shift from a transient lifestyle to one of stability and permanence, encouraging the exiles to establish roots in a foreign land. This reflects God's sovereignty and His plans for the Israelites, even in captivity, as He assures them of His continued presence and purpose. Theologically, this can be seen as a call to trust in God's timing and provision, even when circumstances are challenging.<p><b>Plant gardens and eat their produce.</b><br>The act of planting gardens signifies an investment in the future, as gardens take time to cultivate and yield produce. This command encourages the exiles to engage in agricultural activities, which were central to their way of life and sustenance. Eating the produce of their gardens symbolizes self-sufficiency and the ability to thrive even in exile. This phrase also echoes the creation mandate in Genesis, where humanity is tasked with cultivating the earth. It serves as a reminder of God's provision and the importance of stewardship. Additionally, this instruction can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth and fruitfulness, encouraging believers to cultivate their faith and trust in God's promises, even in difficult circumstances.<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 messages to the people of Judah, including those in exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/exiles_in_babylon.htm">Exiles in Babylon</a></b><br>The Israelites who were taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar and lived in Babylon during the Babylonian exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites were exiled, a foreign land with different customs and beliefs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_instruction.htm">God's Instruction</a></b><br>Through Jeremiah, God instructs the exiles to build houses and plant gardens, indicating a period of settlement and adaptation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem and led the Israelites into exile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/embrace_your_current_season.htm">Embrace Your Current Season</a></b><br>Just as the exiles were instructed to build and plant, we are called to be faithful and productive in our current circumstances, trusting in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_peace_and_prosperity.htm">Seek Peace and Prosperity</a></b><br>By settling down and investing in their community, the exiles were contributing to the peace and prosperity of the place where God had placed them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/long-term_vision.htm">Long-term Vision</a></b><br>Building houses and planting gardens requires a long-term perspective, reminding us to invest in things that have lasting value and impact.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even in exile, the Israelites were to trust in God's promise of future restoration, teaching us to hold onto hope and faith in God's timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_participation_in_god's_plan.htm">Active Participation in God's Plan</a></b><br>The call to build and plant is an invitation to actively participate in God's unfolding plan, rather than passively waiting for change.<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/how_reconcile_neh._7_70-72_with_exiles'_poverty.htm">How do we reconcile the large monetary contributions mentioned in Nehemiah 7:70–72 with the economic realities of returned exiles who presumably had few resources? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_some_jews_thrive_in_babylon.htm">If the Babylonian Exile was as devastating as described, why do some records suggest many Jews prospered in Babylon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_exiles_thrived_and_returned.htm">Jeremiah 24:5 – If God favored those taken into exile, where is the clear evidence that they flourished in Babylon and returned as promised? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Build ye houses, and dwell in them.</span>--The command had a two-fold bearing. It counselled a patient acceptance of the present state of things. It announced, as the next verse does yet more emphatically, that their exile would last for at least two generations. It indicates, also, the comparative leniency with which the exiles were treated. They were allowed to become possessors both of lands and houses. The favour shown to Daniel and his friends would, of course, tend to make their condition more tolerable.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/29-5.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">‘Build</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḇāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and settle down.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֑בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šê·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Plant</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִטְע֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niṭ·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gardens</span><br /><span class="heb">גַנּ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḡan·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1593.htm">Strong's 1593: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and eat</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִכְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iḵ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their produce.</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּרְיָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(pir·yān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Jeremiah 29:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:5 Build you houses and dwell in them (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/29-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:6" /></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>