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;

Now these are the words {H1697} of the letter {H5612} that Jeremiah {H3414} the prophet {H5030} sent {H7971} from Jerusalem {H3389} unto the residue {H3499} of the elders {H2205} which were carried away captives {H1473}, and to the priests {H3548}, and to the prophets {H5030}, and to all the people {H5971} whom Nebuchadnezzar {H5019} had carried away captive {H1540} from Jerusalem {H3389} to Babylon {H894};

Following is the text of the letter Yirmeyahu the prophet sent from Yerushalayim to the leaders remaining in exile, as well as to the cohanim, the prophets and all the people N'vukhadnetzar had carried off captive from Yerushalayim to Bavel.

This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,

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Cross-References

  • Esther 9:20 (5 votes)

    ¶ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that [were] in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, [both] nigh and far,

  • Acts 15:23 (4 votes)

    And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  • Jeremiah 29:25 (4 votes)

    Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that [are] at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

  • Jeremiah 29:29 (4 votes)

    And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

  • Hebrews 13:22 (4 votes)

    And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

  • Revelation 2:1 (3 votes)

    Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

  • Revelation 2:3 (3 votes)

    And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.