Jeremiah 29:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders who were taken captive, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken captive from Jerusalem to Babylon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלַ֛ח יִרְמְיָ֥ה הַנָּבִ֖יא מִירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם אֶל־יֶ֜תֶר זִקְנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֗ה וְאֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַנְּבִיאִים֙ וְאֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶגְלָ֧ה נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛ר מִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בָּבֶֽלָה

Transliteration

wə-these dibrê the-sēfer which šālaḥ yirmyâ the-nābîʾ from-yərûšālayim to-yeter ziqnê the-gôlâ wə-to-the-kōhănîm wə-to-the-nəbîʾîm wə-to-all-the-ʿām which heglâ nəbûḵadneʾṣṣar from-yərûšālayim bābelâ

Grammar Details

• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *dibrê*: construct state, masculine plural - words of
• *sēfer*: masculine singular noun - letter/document/book
• *šālaḥ*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - sent
• *yirmyâ*: proper noun - Jeremiah
• *nābîʾ*: masculine singular noun - prophet
• *yərûšālayim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *yeter*: construct state - remainder of
• *ziqnê*: construct state, masculine plural - elders of
• *gôlâ*: feminine singular noun - exile/exiles
• *kōhănîm*: masculine plural noun - priests
• *nəbîʾîm*: masculine plural noun - prophets
• *ʿām*: masculine singular collective noun - people
• *heglâ*: hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - exiled/carried away
• *nəbûḵadneʾṣṣar*: proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar
• *bābelâ*: proper noun with directional he - to Babylon

Word Meanings

• *dibrê*: words/matters/affairs
• *sēfer*: letter/document/book/scroll
• *šālaḥ*: sent/dispatched
• *yeter*: remainder/rest/remnant
• *gôlâ*: exile/captivity/exiles (collective)
• *heglâ*: exiled/carried away/deported

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders of the exile, the priests, the prophets, and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now these are the words of the letter that emiah the prophet sent from usalem 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 usalem to Babylon;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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} of the captivity,{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}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now these are the words{H1697} of the letter{H5612} that Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet{H5030} sent{H7971}{(H8804)} 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}{(H8689)} from Jerusalem{H3389} to Babylon{H894};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  This is the Copie of the lettre, yt Ieremy the prophet sent from Ierusalem vnto the presoners: the Senatours, prestes, prophetes, & all the people, whom Nabuchodonosor had led vnto Babilo:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now these are the wordes of the booke that Ieremiah the Prophet sent from Ierusalem vnto the residue of the Elders which were caryed away captiues, and to the Priestes, and to the Prophets, and to all the people whome Nebuchad-nezzar had caried away captiue from Ierusalem to Babel:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  These are the wordes of the booke that Ieremie the prophete sent from Hierusalem vnto the prisoners, the senatours, priestes, prophetes, and all the people, whom Nabuchodonozor had led from Hierusalem vnto Babylon,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to 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,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And these `are' words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the remnant of the elders of the removal, and unto the priests, and unto the prophets, and unto all the people -- whom Nebuchadnezzar removed from Jerusalem to Babylon,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the responsible men among those who had been taken away, and to the priests and the prophets and to all the rest of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken away prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylon;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to 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,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests, to the prophets, and to all the other people who were exiled in Babylon.

Referenced Verses

• Esth 9:20 : 20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews that were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far,
• Jer 24:1-7 : 1 The LORD showed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then the LORD said to me, What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. 4 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 5 Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. 6 For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God: for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.
• Jer 28:4 : 4 And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon, says the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• Jer 29:25-29 : 25 Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Because you have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers in the house of the LORD for every man who is mad and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself a prophet to you? 28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, 'This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.' 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.
• Acts 15:23 : 23 And they wrote letters by them in this way: The apostles, elders, and brethren, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings.
• 2 Cor 7:8 : 8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though it was only for a season.
• Gal 6:11 : 11 You see how large a letter I have written to you with my own hand.
• Heb 13:22 : 22 And I urge you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
• Rev 2:1-3 : 1 To the angel of the church of Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands; 2 I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you cannot bear those who are evil; and you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; 3 And have borne, and have patience, and for my name's sake have labored, and have not fainted.
• 2 Chr 30:1-6 : 1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover unto the LORD God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month. 3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it in such a way for a long time as it was written. 6 So the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, You children of Israel, return to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He will return to you who are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.