Jeremiah 29:29

Wycliffe Bible

Therfor Sofonye, the preest, redde this book in the eeris of Jeremye, the prophete.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

New Century Version
Zephaniah the priest read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

Amplified Bible
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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

Complete Jewish Bible
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.

Easy-to-Read Version
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.

Good News Translation
Zephaniah read the letter to me,

Lexham English Bible
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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

King James Version (1611)
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.

English Revised Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Update Bible Version
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.

New English Translation
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.

New Living Translation
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.

New Revised Standard
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,

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

THE MESSAGE
The priest Zephaniah read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

Contextual Overview

²⁴ And thou schalt seie to Semei Neelamyte, ²⁵ The Lord of oostis, God of Israel, seith these thingis, For that that thou sentist bookis in my name to al the puple, which is in Jerusalem, and to Sofony, the sone of Maasie, the preest, and to alle the prestis, ²⁶ and seidist, The Lord yaf thee the preest for Joiada, the preest, that thou be duyk in the hous of the Lord on ech man `that is trauelid of the fend, and profesiynge, that thou sende hym in to stockis, and in to prisoun. ²⁷ And now whi blamest thou not Jeremye of Anathot, that profesieth to you? ²⁸ For on this thing he sente to vs in to Babiloyne, and seide, It is long; bielde ye housis, and enhabite, and plaunte ye orcherdis, and ete ye the fruit of tho. ²⁹ Therfor Sofonye, the preest, redde this book in the eeris of Jeremye, the prophete. ³⁰ And the word of the Lord was maad to Jeremye, ³¹ and seide, Sende thou to al the passyng ouer, and seie, The Lord seith these thingis to Semeye Neelamite, For that that Semeye profesiede to you, and Y sente not hym, and he made you to triste in a leesyng; ³² therfor the Lord seith thes thingis, Lo! Y schal visite on Semeye Neelamyte, and on his seed; and no man sittynge in the myddis of this puple schal be to hym; and he schal not se the good, which Y schal do to my puple, seith the Lord, for he spak trespassyng ayens the Lord.

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 29:3
And the custom was that whanne alle scheep weren gaderid togidere, thei schulden turne awei the stoon, and whanne the flockis weren fillid thei schulden put it eft on the mouth of the pit.

Genesis 29:8
Whiche answeriden, We moun not til alle scheep be gederid to gidere, and til we remouen the stoon fro the mouth of the pit to watir the flockis.

Genesis 29:24
and yaf an handmaide, Selfa bi name, to the douyter. And whanne Jacob hadde entrid to hir bi custom, whanne the morewtid was maad, he seiy Lya,

Genesis 35:22
And while he dwellide in that cuntrei, Ruben yede, and slepte with Bala, the secundarie wijf of his fadir, which thing was not hid fro hym. Forsothe the sones of Jacob weren twelue;

Genesis 35:25
the sones of Bala, handmayde of Rachel, weren Dan, and Neptalym;

Genesis 37:2
Joseph whanne he was of sixtene yeer, yit a child, kepte a flok with hise britheren, and was with the sones of Bala and Zelfa, wyues of his fadir; and he accuside his britheren at the fadir of `the worste synne.

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.