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THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah 29:29
The priest Zephaniah read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.
Hebrew Names Version
Tzefanyah the Kohen read this letter in the ears of Yirmeyahu the prophet.
Tzefanyah the Kohen read this letter in the ears of Yirmeyahu the prophet.
King James Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
English Standard Version
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
New American Standard Bible
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
New Century Version
Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Amplified Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
World English Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Zephaniah the Priest red this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.
And Zephaniah the Priest red this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
So Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Berean Standard Bible
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Contemporary English Version
When Zephaniah received Shemaiah's letter, he read it to me.
When Zephaniah received Shemaiah's letter, he read it to me.
Complete Jewish Bible
Tz'fanyah the cohen read this letter to Yirmeyahu the prophet, and afterwards
Tz'fanyah the cohen read this letter to Yirmeyahu the prophet, and afterwards
Darby Translation
—And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.
—And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
George Lamsa Translation
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Good News Translation
Zephaniah read the letter to me,
Zephaniah read the letter to me,
Lexham English Bible
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Literal Translation
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which lettre Sophonias the prest dyd rede, and let Ieremy the prophet heare it.
Which lettre Sophonias the prest dyd rede, and let Ieremy the prophet heare it.
American Standard Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Bible in Basic English
And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.
And Zephaniah the priest made clear to Jeremiah the prophet what was said in the letter, reading it to him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
King James Version (1611)
And Zephaniah the Priest read this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.
And Zephaniah the Priest read this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which letter Sophonias the priest read, and let Ieremie the prophete heare it.
Which letter Sophonias the priest read, and let Ieremie the prophete heare it.
English Revised Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Sofonye, the preest, redde this book in the eeris of Jeremye, the prophete.
Therfor Sofonye, the preest, redde this book in the eeris of Jeremye, the prophete.
Update Bible Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
New English Translation
Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.
New King James Version
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
New Living Translation
But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.
But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah's letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.
New Life Bible
Zephaniah the religious leader read this letter to Jeremiah the man of God.
Zephaniah the religious leader read this letter to Jeremiah the man of God.
New Revised Standard
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Zephaniah the priest hath read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet,
And Zephaniah the priest hath read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet,
Douay-Rheims Bible
So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremias the prophet.
So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremias the prophet.
Revised Standard Version
Zephani'ah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephani'ah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
Young's Literal Translation
And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
Contextual Overview
24And this is the Message for Shemaiah the Nehelamite: " God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says: You took it on yourself to send letters to all the people in Jerusalem and to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and the company of priests. In your letter you told Zephaniah that God set you up as priest replacing priest Jehoiadah. He's put you in charge of God 's Temple and made you responsible for locking up any crazy fellow off the street who takes it into his head to be a prophet. 27"So why haven't you done anything about muzzling Jeremiah of Anathoth, who's going around posing as a prophet? He's gone so far as to write to us in Babylon, ‘It's going to be a long exile, so build houses and make yourselves at home. Plant gardens and prepare Babylonian recipes.'" 29 The priest Zephaniah read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah. 30Then God told Jeremiah, "Send this Message to the exiles. Tell them what God says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Shemaiah is preaching lies to you. I didn't send him. He is seducing you into believing lies. So this is God 's verdict: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his whole family. He's going to end up with nothing and no one. No one from his family will be around to see any of the good that I am going to do for my people because he has preached rebellion against me." God 's Decree.
Bible Verse Review
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Jeremiah 29:25
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:18 - Zephaniah Jeremiah 20:3 - Magormissabib Jeremiah 52:24 - Zephaniah
Cross-References
Genesis 29:8
"We can't," they said. "Not until all the shepherds get here. It takes all of us to roll the stone from the well. Not until then can we water the flocks."
"We can't," they said. "Not until all the shepherds get here. It takes all of us to roll the stone from the well. Not until then can we water the flocks."
Genesis 35:25
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram. Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram. Finally, Jacob made it back home to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac had lived. Isaac was now 180 years old. Isaac breathed his last and died—an old man full of years. He was buried with his family by his sons Esau and Jacob.
Genesis 37:2
This is the story of Jacob. The story continues with Joseph, seventeen years old at the time, helping out his brothers in herding the flocks. These were his half brothers actually, the sons of his father's wives Bilhah and Zilpah. And Joseph brought his father bad reports on them.
This is the story of Jacob. The story continues with Joseph, seventeen years old at the time, helping out his brothers in herding the flocks. These were his half brothers actually, the sons of his father's wives Bilhah and Zilpah. And Joseph brought his father bad reports on them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter,.... Of Shemaiah's to him, and the other priests:
in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet: whether out of good will, to let him know who were his enemies abroad; or out of ill will, to stir up the people against him; or in pretence of proceeding equitably with him; not taking him up, and punishing him before he brought the accusation and charge against him; and acquainted him who were his accusers, and what evidence there was, and heard what he had to say in his own defence whether one or the other is uncertain; however, by this means Jeremiah came to the knowledge of Shemaiah's letter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A narrative showing the effects of Jeremiah’s letter. Shemaiah the leader of the false prophets wrote to Zephaniah, urging him to restrain the prophet’s zeal with the prison and the stocks.
Jeremiah 29:24
To Shemaiah - Rather, concerning.
The Nehelamite - Not as in the margin; but one belonging to the village of Nehlam (unknown).
Jeremiah 29:26
Officers - Deputy high priests who had the oversight of the temple.
Mad - See 2 Kings 9:11 note. Many of the symbolic actions of the prophets, such as that of Jeremiah going about with a yoke on his neck, would be mocked at by the irreverent as passing the line between prophecy and madness.
Prisons - Rather, the stocks Jeremiah 20:2.
The stocks - Rather, collar.
Jeremiah 29:28
This captivity is long - Rather, It is long. God’s anger, their punishment, the exile, the time necessary for their repentance - all is long to men who will never live to see their country again.
