Jeremiah 29:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;”

Jeremiah 29:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 29:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 29:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.”

Jeremiah 29:5 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. ”

Jeremiah 29:5 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 29:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;”

Jeremiah 29:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 29:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. ”

Jeremiah 29:5 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 29:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Buylde you houses to dwell in, and plant you gardens, and eate the fruites of them.”

Jeremiah 29:5 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 in Context — Jeremiah 29

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;

6 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.

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What Does Jeremiah 29:5 Mean?

Jeremiah 29:5 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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