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Jeremiah 29:27-29
Lexham English Bible
Jeremiah 29:27-29
Lexham English Bible
27 and so then why have you not rebuked Jeremiah the Anathothite who exhibits the behavior of a prophet for you? 28 Because[a] he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,[b] ‘It will be a long time, build houses and live in them,[c] and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”’” 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing[d] of Jeremiah the prophet.
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- Jeremiah 29:28 Literally “Seeing that unto thus”
- Jeremiah 29:28 Literally “to say”
- Jeremiah 29:28 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 29:29 Literally “ears”
Jeremiah 29:27-29
New International Version
Jeremiah 29:27-29
New International Version
27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you? 28 He has sent this message(A) to us in Babylon: It will be a long time.(B) Therefore build(C) houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.’”
29 Zephaniah(D) the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.
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