Jeremiah 29:7

Webster's Bible (1833)

Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in the peace of it shall you have peace.

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  • Ezra 6:10 : 10 that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
  • 1 Tim 2:1-2 : 1 I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: 2 for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.
  • Ezra 7:23 : 23 Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
  • Dan 4:19 : 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, Belteshazzar, don't let the dream, or the interpretation, trouble you. Belteshazzar answered, My lord, the dream be to those who hate you, and the interpretation of it to your adversaries.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
  • Dan 6:4-5 : 4 Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
  • 1 Pet 2:13-17 : 13 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme; 14 or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to those who do well. 15 For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • Rom 13:5 : 5 Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.
  • Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 122:6-8
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    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

    7Peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.

    8For my brothers' and companions' sakes, I will now say, "Peace be within you."

  • Jer 29:4-6
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    4Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon:

    5Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

    6Take wives, and father sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply you there, and don't be diminished.

  • Jer 29:14-16
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    74%

    14I will be found by you, says Yahweh, and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh; and I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.

    15Because you have said, Yahweh has raised us up prophets in Babylon;

    16thus says Yahweh concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your brothers who haven't gone forth with you into captivity;

  • Jer 29:20
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    20Hear you therefore the word of Yahweh, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Jer 29:28
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    28because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, [The captivity] is long: build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

  • Jer 29:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10For thus says Yahweh, After seventy years are accomplished for Babylon, I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

    11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

    12You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

  • Jer 27:17-19
    3 verses
    72%

    17Don't listen to them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: why should this city become a desolation?

    18But if they be prophets, and if the word of Yahweh be with them, let them now make intercession to Yahweh of Hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Yahweh, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, don't go to Babylon.

    19For thus says Yahweh of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,

  • 2 Chr 29:9
    72%

    9For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

  • Ezek 7:25
    72%

    25Destruction comes; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.

  • Jer 7:3
    72%

    3Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.

  • Jer 27:22
    71%

    22They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, says Yahweh; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

  • Isa 32:18
    71%

    18My people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

  • Deut 20:10
    71%

    10When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.

  • Jer 31:23
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    23Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities of it, when I shall bring again their captivity: Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.

  • 2 Chr 6:38
    70%

    38if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name:

  • Jer 21:2
    70%

    2Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon makes war against us: peradventure Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  • Jer 29:1
    70%

    1Now 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,

  • Ezra 4:15
    70%

    15that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so shall you find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

  • Jer 14:13
    70%

    13Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! behold, the prophets tell them, You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.

  • Jer 21:9
    70%

    9He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.

  • Jer 32:36
    70%

    36Now therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning this city, about which you say, It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence:

  • Jer 8:11
    70%

    11They have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Deut 3:19
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    19But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (I know that you have much cattle), shall abide in your cities which I have given you,

  • Jer 29:8
    70%

    8For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: Don't let your prophets who are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither listen you to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.

  • Jer 30:18
    70%

    18Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be built on its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.

  • Zech 8:15
    70%

    15so again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don't be afraid.

  • Ezra 7:15
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    15and to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • Ezra 4:17
    69%

    17[Then] sent the king an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and in the rest [of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

  • Jer 42:9
    69%

    9and said to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him:

  • Ps 34:14
    69%

    14Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

  • Hag 1:7
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    7This is what Yahweh of Hosts says: "Consider your ways.

  • 2 Chr 28:11
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    11Now hear me therefore, and send back the captives, that you have taken captive of your brothers; for the fierce wrath of Yahweh is on you.

  • Jer 33:6
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    6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal to them abundance of peace and truth.

  • Jer 28:7
    69%

    7Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:

  • Jer 4:10
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    10Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace; whereas the sword reaches to the life.

  • Jer 7:17
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    17Don't you see what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

  • Zech 8:22
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    22Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Yahweh."

  • Jer 42:12
    69%

    12I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

  • Jer 21:4
    69%

    4Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

  • Jer 34:22
    69%

    22Behold, I will command, says Yahweh, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.