Jeremiah 29:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 29:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 29:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 29:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Take wives and father sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there, and don’t be diminished.”
Jeremiah 29:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 29:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. ”
Jeremiah 29:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 29:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few;”
Jeremiah 29:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 29:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Take 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; and multiply there, and be not diminished. ”
Jeremiah 29:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 29:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Take you wiues, and beget sonnes and daughters, and take wiues for your sonnes, and giue your daughters to husbands, that they may beare sonnes and daughters, that ye may bee increased there, and not diminished.”
Jeremiah 29:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 29:6 in Context — Jeremiah 29
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.
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
What Does Jeremiah 29:6 Mean?
Jeremiah 29:6 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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