Yeremia 29:3

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Surat itu dikirim dengan perantaraan Elasa bin Safan dan Gemarya bin Hilkia yang diutus oleh Zedekia, raja Yehuda, ke Babel, kepada Nebukadnezar, raja Babel. Bunyinya:

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Surat itu dikirim dengan perantaraan Elasa bin Safan dan Gemarya bin Hilkia yang diutus oleh Zedekia, raja Yehuda, ke Babel, kepada Nebukadnezar, raja Babel. Bunyinya:

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
dikirimkannyalah ke Babil oleh tangan Elasa bin Safan dan Gemarya bin Hilkia, utusan Zedekia, raja Yehuda, kepada Nebukadnezar, raja Babil, bunyinya:

Contextual Overview

¹ These are the wordes of the booke that Ieremie the prophete sent from Hierusalem vnto the prisoners, the senatours, priestes, prophetes, and all the people, whom Nabuchodonozor had led from Hierusalem vnto Babylon, ² After that tyme that kyng Iechonias and his queene, his chamberlaynes, the princes of Iuda and Hierusalem, the workmaisters of Hierusalem, were departed thyther. ³ Which booke Elasah the sonne of Saphan, & Gamariah the sonne of Helkia did beare, whom Zedekias the kyng of Iuda sent vnto Babylon to Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon: These were the wordes of Hieremies booke. ⁴ Thus hath the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel spoken, vnto all the prisoners that were fled from Hierusalem to Babylon: ⁵ Builde you houses to dwell therin, plant you gardens, that you may enioy the fruites therof. ⁶ Take you wiues to beare you sonnes and daughters, prouide wiues for your sonnes, and husbandes for your daughters, that they may get sonnes & daughters: and that ye may multiplie there, and decrease not. ⁷ Seke after the peace and prosperitie of the citie wherin ye be prisoners, and pray vnto the Lorde for it: for in the peace therof shall your peace be.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shaphan: Jeremiah 26:24, Jeremiah 39:14, 2 Kings 22:8, Ezekiel 8:11

Gemariah: Jeremiah 36:25, 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Chronicles 34:20

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:9 - Shaphan 1 Chronicles 2:39 - General 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan Jeremiah 29:16 - General Jeremiah 36:10 - Shaphan

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan,.... Perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, Jeremiah 26:24;

and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah; to distinguish him from Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, Jeremiah 36:10;

whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; as his ambassadors, on what account it is not certain; perhaps to pay the tribute money to him; or to treat with him about the restoration of some of the captives; or to cultivate friendship, and promise submission, and that he would faithfully keep the covenant he had made with him: and perhaps he might be jealous of Jeconiah using his interest with the king of Babylon for his restoration, which could not be acceptable to Zedekiah; and this might be one reason why he admitted his messengers to carry Jeremiah's letter to the captives, if he knew of it, or saw it; since it exhorted them not to think of a returns, but provide for a long continuance where they were; however, by the hand of these messengers Jeremiah sent his letter to them:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Elasah - Probably brother of Ahikam Jeremiah 26:24, and therefore an acceptable person at the Chaldaean court. As Zedekiah had to go in person to Babylon in his fourth year Jeremiah 51:59, this embassy was probably sent two or three years earlier. Its date, however, was subsequent to the vision in Jeremiah 24:1-10. It is appended therefore to Jeremiah 28:0, not as later in point of time, but because of the similarity of subject.