Jeremiah 29:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,”
Jeremiah 29:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 29:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 29:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). It said:”
Jeremiah 29:3 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 29:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying, ”
Jeremiah 29:3 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 29:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“By the hand of Eleasah son of Shaphan, and Gemariah son of Hilkijah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon--to Babylon, saying,”
Jeremiah 29:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 29:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkijah (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying, ”
Jeremiah 29:3 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 29:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“By the hand of Elasah the sonne of Shaphan and Gemariah the sonne of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah King of Iudah sent vnto Babel to Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel) saying,”
Jeremiah 29:3 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 29:3 in Context — 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;
2 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)
3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;
5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
What Does Jeremiah 29:3 Mean?
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