Cross Reference JEREMIAH 29:1 NOW THESE ARE THE WORDS OF THE LETTER THAT JEREMIAH THE PROPHET SENT FROM JERUSALEM UNTO THE RESIDUE OF THE ELDERS WHICH WERE CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVES AND TO THE PRIESTS AND TO THE PROPHETS AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHOM NEBUCHADNEZZAR HAD CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVE FROM JERUSALEM TO BABYLON

{Jeremiah 29:1} Now these x428 [are] the words 1697 of the letter 5612 that x834 Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 sent 7971 z8804 from Jerusalem 3389 x4480 unto x413 the residue 3499 of the elders 2205 which were carried away captives, 1473 and to x413 the priests, 3548 and to x413 the prophets, 5030 and to x413 all x3605 the people 5971 whom x834 Nebuchadnezzar 5019 had carried away captive 1540 z8689 from Jerusalem 3389 x4480 to Babylon; 894

Cir, am 3407, bc 597

Now:
This transaction is supposed to have taken place in the first or second year of Zedekiah.

of the letter:
"Thus¹ speakethª ° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel,ª saying,ª ° Because¹ ¹ thou¹ hast sentª ° lettersª in thy nameª unto¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ [are] at Jerusalem,ª and to¹ Zephaniahª the sonª of Maaseiahª the priest,ª and to¹ all¹ the priests,ª saying,ª ° ... And Zephaniahª the priestª readª °¹ this¹ letterª in the earsª of Jeremiahª the prophet.ª" {Jer 29:25-29} + "And Hezekiahª sentª ° to¹ all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and wroteª ° lettersª also¹ to¹ Ephraimª and Manasseh,ª that they should comeª ° to the houseª of the LORDª at Jerusalem,ª to keepª ° the passoverª unto the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª ... So the postsª ° went² °¹ with the lettersª fromª ¹ the kingª and his princesª throughout all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and according to the commandmentª of the king,ª saying,ª ° Ye childrenª of Israel,ª turn againª ° unto¹ the LORDª Godª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Israel,ª and he will returnª ° to¹ the remnantª ° of you, that are escapedª out of the handª ¹ of the kingsª of Assyria.ª" {2Ch 30:1-6} + "And Mordecaiª wroteª °¹ these¹ things,ª and sentª ° lettersª unto¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] in all¹ the provincesª of the kingª Ahasuerus,ª [both] nighª and far,ª" {Est 9:20} + "And they wroteª ° [letters] byª them² ² ¹ after this manner;ª The¹ apostlesª and² eldersª andª brethrenª [send] greetingª ° unto the¹ brethrenª whichª are ofª the Gentilesª inª Antiochª andª Syriaª andª Cilicia:ª" {Act 15:23} + "Forª thoughª I made² ° you² sorryª °¹ withª a letter,ª I do² ° notª repent,ª ° thoughª I did repent:ª ° forª I perceiveª ° thatª the¹ sameª epistleª hath made² ° you² sorry,ª °¹ though¹ [it were] but² forª a season.ª" {2Co 7:8} + "Ye seeª ° how largeª a letterª I have writtenª ° unto youª with mine ownª hand.ª" {Gal 6:11} + "Andª I beseechª ° you,ª brethren,ª sufferª ° the¹ wordª of exhortation:ª forª ² I have¹ written a letterª ° unto youª inª few words.ª" {Hbr 13:22} + "Unto the¹ angelª of the¹ churchª of Ephesusª write;ª ° These thingsª saithª ° he that holdethª ° the¹ sevenª starsª inª his² ¹ right hand,ª who² walkethª ° inª the midstª of the¹ sevenª goldenª candlesticks;ª ... He that hathª ° an ear,ª let him hearª ° whatª the¹ Spiritª saithª ° unto the¹ churches.ª" {Rev 2:1-3:22}

the elders:
"The LORDª shewedª ° me, and, behold,¹ twoª basketsª of figsª [were] setª ° beforeª the templeª of the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª had carried away captiveª °¹ Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Judah,ª with¹ the carpentersª and smiths,ª from Jerusalem,ª ¹ and had broughtª ° them to Babylon.ª ... And I will giveª ° them an heartª to knowª ° me, that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª and they shall be¹ my people,ª and I¹ will be¹ their God:ª for¹ they shall returnª ° unto¹ me with their whole¹ heart.ª" {Jer 24:1-7} + "And I¹ will bring againª ° to¹ this¹ placeª Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª with all¹ the captivesª of Judah,ª that wentª ° into Babylon,ª saithª ° the LORD:ª for¹ I will breakª °¹ the yokeª of the kingª of Babylon.ª" {Jer 28:4}

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