1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah 29

1 Jeremiah sendeth a letter to the captives in Babylon, to be quiet there, 8 and not to believe the dreams of their prophets, 10 and that they shall return with grace after seventy years. 15 He foretelleth the destruction of the rest for their disobedience. 20 He sheweth the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two lying prophets. 24 Shemaiah writeth a letter against Jeremiah. 30 Jeremiah readeth his doom.

 29:1 Now these 428 are the words 1697 of the letter 5612 which 834 Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 sent 7971 from Jerusalem 3389 to the rest 3499a of the elders 2205 of the exile 1540, the priests 3548, the prophets 5030 and all 3605 the people 5971a whom 834 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 had taken 1540 into exile 1473 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894.

 29:2 (This was after 310 King 4428 Jeconiah 3204 and the queen 1377 mother 1377, the court 5631 officials 5631, the princes 8269 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, the craftsmen 2796 and the smiths 4525 had departed 3318 from Jerusalem 3389.)

 29:3 [The letter was sent] by the hand 3027 of Elasah 501 the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227b, and Gemariah 1587 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, whom 834 Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063 sent 7971 to Babylon 894 to Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894, saying 559,

 29:4 “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, to all 3605 the exiles 1473 whom 834 I have sent 1540 into exile 1540 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894,

 29:5 ‘Build 1129 houses 1004 and live 3427 [in them]; and plant 5193 gardens 1593 and eat 398 their produce 6529.

 29:6 ‘Take 3947 wives 802 and become 3205 the fathers 3205 of sons 1121 and daughters 1323, and take 3947 wives 802 for your sons 1121 and give 5414 your daughters 1323 to husbands 376, that they may bear 3205 sons 1121 and daughters 1323; and multiply 7235a there 8033 and do not decrease 4591.

 29:7 ‘Seek 1875 the welfare 7965 of the city 5892b where 834 8033 I have sent 1540 you into exile 1540, and pray 6419 to the LORD 3068 on its behalf 1157; for in its welfare 7965 you will have 1961 welfare 7965.’

 29:8 “For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, ‘Do not let your prophets 5030 who 834 are in your midst 7130 and your diviners 7080 deceive 5378 you, and do not listen 8085 to the dreams 2472 which 834 they dream 2492b.

 29:9 ‘For they prophesy 5012 falsely 8267 to you in My name 8034; I have not sent 7971 them,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 29:10 ¶ “For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, ‘When 3588 seventy 7657 years 8141 have been 4390 completed 4390 for Babylon 894, I will visit 6485 you and fulfill 6965 My good 2896a word 1697 to you, to bring 7725 you back 7725 to this 2088 place 4725.

 29:11 ‘For I know 3045 the plans 4284 that I have 2803 for you,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068, ‘plans 4284 for welfare 7965 and not for calamity 7463a to give 5414 you a future 319 and a hope 8615b.

 29:12 ‘Then you will call 7121 upon Me and come 1980 and pray 6419 to Me, and I will listen 8085 to you.

 29:13 ‘You will seek 1245 Me and find 4672 [Me] when 3588 you search 1875 for Me with all 3605 your heart 3824.

 29:14 ‘I will be found 4672 by you,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068, ‘and I will restore 7725 your fortunes 7622 and will gather 6908 you from all 3605 the nations 1471 and from all 3605 the places 4725 where 834 8033 I have driven 5080 you,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068, ‘and I will bring 7725 you back 7725 to the place 4725 from where 834 8033 I sent 1540 you into exile 1540.’

 29:15 ¶ “Because 3588 you have said 559, ‘The LORD 3068 has raised 6965 up prophets 5030 for us in Babylon 894’—

 29:16 for thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 concerning 413 the king 4428 who sits 3427 on the throne 3678 of David 1732, and concerning 413 all 3605 the people 5971a who dwell 3427 in this 384 city 5892b, your brothers 251 who 834 did not go 3318 with you into exile 1473—

 29:17 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, ‘Behold 2009, I am sending 7971 upon them the sword 2719, famine 7458 and pestilence 1698, and I will make 5414 them like split-open 8182 figs 8384 that cannot 3808 be eaten 398 due 4480 to rottenness 7455.

 29:18 ‘I will pursue 7291 them with the sword 2719, with famine 7458 and with pestilence 1698; and I will make 5414 them a terror 2113 to all 3605 the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776, to be a curse 423 and a horror 8047 and a hissing 8322, and a reproach 2781 among all 3605 the nations 1471 where 834 8033 I have driven 5080 them,

 29:19 because 8478 834 they have not listened 8085 to My words 1697,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068, ‘which 834 I sent 7971 to them again 7925 and again 7971 by My servants 5650 the prophets 5030; but you did not listen 8085,’ declares 5002 the LORD 3068.

 29:20 “You, therefore, hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, all 3605 you exiles 1473, whom 834 I have sent 7971 away 7971 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894.

 29:21 ¶ “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, concerning 413 Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Kolaiah 6964 and concerning 413 Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641, who are prophesying 5012 to you falsely 8267 in My name 8034, ‘Behold 2009, I will deliver 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894, and he will slay 5221 them before your eyes 5869.

 29:22 ‘Because 4480 of them a curse 7045 will be used 3947 by all 3605 the exiles 1546 from Judah 3063 who 834 are in Babylon 894, saying 559, “May the LORD 3068 make 7760 you like Zedekiah 6667 and like Ahab 256, whom 834 the king 4428 of Babylon 894 roasted 7033 in the fire 784,

 29:23 because 3282 834 they have acted 6213a foolishly 5039 in Israel 3478, and have committed 5003 adultery 5003 with their neighbors’ 7453 wives 802 and have spoken 1696 words 1697 in My name 8034 falsely 8267, which 834 I did not command 6680 them; and I am He who knows 3045 and am a witness 5707,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068.’”

 29:24 ¶ To Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161 you shall speak 559, saying 559,

 29:25 “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, ‘Because 3282 834 you have sent 7971 letters 5612 in your own name 8034 to all 3605 the people 5971a who 834 are in Jerusalem 3389, and to Zephaniah 6846 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641, the priest 3548, and to all 3605 the priests 3548, saying 559,

 29:26 “The LORD 3068 has made 5414 you priest 3548 instead 8478 of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, to be the overseer 6496 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 over every 3605 madman 7696 who prophesies 5012, to put 5414 him in the stocks 4115 and in the iron 6729 collar 6729,

 29:27 now 6258 then, why 4100 have you not rebuked 1605 Jeremiah 3414 of Anathoth 6069 who prophesies 5012 to you?

 29:28 “For he has sent 7971 to us in Babylon 894, saying 559, ‘[The exile] will be long 752; build 1129 houses 1004 and live 3427 [in them] and plant 5193 gardens 1593 and eat 398 their produce 6529.’”’”

 29:29 ¶ Zephaniah 6846 the priest 3548 read 7121 this 2088 letter 5612 to Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030.

 29:30 Then came 1961 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 to Jeremiah 3414, saying 559,

 29:31 “Send 7971 to all 3605 the exiles 1473, saying 559, ‘Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 concerning 413 Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161, “Because 3282 834 Shemaiah 8098 has prophesied 5012 to you, although I did not send 7971 him, and he has made you trust 982 in a lie 8267,”

 29:32 therefore 3651 thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, “Behold 2009, I am about to punish 6485 Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161 and his descendants 2233; he will not have 1961 anyone 376 living 3427 among 8432 this 2088 people 5971a, and he will not see 7200 the good 2896b that I am about to do 6213a to My people 5971a,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “because 3588 he has preached 1696 rebellion 5627 against 5921 the LORD 3068.”’”