1 Now these are the words 1697 of the letter 5612 that Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030 sent 7971 from Jerusalem 3389 unto the residue 3499 of the elders 2205 which were carried away captives 1473, and to the priests 3548, and to the prophets 5030, and to all the people 5971 whom Nebuchadnezzar 5019 had carried away captive 1540 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894;
2 (After 310 that Jeconiah 3204 the king 4428, and the queen 1377, and the eunuchs 5631, the princes 8269 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389, and the carpenters 2796, and the smiths 4525, were departed 3318 from Jerusalem 3389;)
3 By the hand 3027 of Elasah 501 the son 1121 of Shaphan 8227, and Gemariah 1587 the son 1121 of Hilkiah 2518, (whom Zedekiah 6667 king 4428 of Judah 3063 sent 7971 unto Babylon 894 to Nebuchadnezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894) saying 559,
4 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, unto all that are carried away captives 1473, whom I have caused to be carried away 1540 from Jerusalem 3389 unto Babylon 894;
5 Build 1129 ye houses 1004, and dwell 3427 in them; and plant 5193 gardens 1593, and eat 398 the fruit 6529 of them;
6 Take 3947 ye wives 802, and beget 3205 sons 1121 and daughters 1323; and take 3947 wives 802 for your sons 1121, and give 5414 your daughters 1323 to husbands 582, that they may bear 3205 sons 1121 and daughters 1121; that ye may be increased 7235 there, and not diminished 4591.
7 And seek 1875 the peace 7965 of the city 5892 whither I have caused you to be carried away captives 1540, and pray 6419 unto the LORD 3068 for it: for in the peace 7965 thereof shall ye have peace 7965.
8 For thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478; Let not your prophets 5030 and your diviners 7080, that be in the midst 7130 of you, deceive 5377 you, neither hearken 8085 to your dreams 2472 which ye cause to be dreamed 2492.
9 For they prophesy 5012 falsely 8267 unto you in my name 8034: I have not sent 7971 them, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.
10 For thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, That after 6310 seventy 7657 years 8141 be accomplished 4390 at Babylon 894 I will visit 6485 you, and perform 6965 my good 2896 word 1697 toward you, in causing you to return 7725 to this place 4725.
11 For I know 3045 the thoughts 4284 that I think 2803 toward you, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, thoughts 4284 of peace 7965, and not of evil 7451, to give 5414 you an expected 8615 end 319.
12 Then shall ye call 7121 upon me, and ye shall go 1980 and pray 6419 unto me, and I will hearken 8085 unto you.
13 And ye shall seek 1245 me, and find 4672 me, when ye shall search 1875 for me with all your heart 3824.
14 And I will be found 4672 of you, saith 5002 the LORD 3068: and I will turn away 7725 your captivity 7622 7622, and I will gather 6908 you from all the nations 1471, and from all the places 4725 whither I have driven 5080 you, saith 5002 the LORD 3068; and I will bring you again 7725 into the place 4725 whence I caused you to be carried away captive 1540.
15 Because ye have said 559, The LORD 3068 hath raised us up 6965 prophets 5030 in Babylon 894;
16 Know that thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of the king 4428 that sitteth 3427 upon the throne 3678 of David 1732, and of all the people 5971 that dwelleth 3427 in this city 5892, and of your brethren 251 that are not gone forth 3318 with you into captivity 1473;
17 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635; Behold, I will send 7971 upon them the sword 2719, the famine 7458, and the pestilence 1698, and will make 5414 them like vile 8182 figs 8384, that cannot be eaten 398, they are so evil 7455.
18 And I will persecute 7291 them 310 with the sword 2719, with the famine 7458, and with the pestilence 1698, and will deliver 5414 them to be removed 2189 2113 to all the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776, to be a curse 423, and an astonishment 8047, and an hissing 8322, and a reproach 2781, among all the nations 1471 whither I have driven 5080 them:
19 Because they have not hearkened 8085 to my words 1697, saith 5002 the LORD 3068, which I sent 7971 unto them by my servants 5650 the prophets 5030, rising up early 7925 and sending 7971 them; but ye would not hear 8085, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.
20 Hear 8085 ye therefore the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, all ye of the captivity 1473, whom I have sent 7971 from Jerusalem 3389 to Babylon 894:
21 Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, of Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Kolaiah 6964, and of Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641, which prophesy 5012 a lie 8267 unto you in my name 8034; Behold, I will deliver 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Nebuchadrezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894; and he shall slay 5221 them before your eyes 5869;
22 And of them shall be taken up 3947 a curse 7045 by all the captivity 1546 of Judah 3063 which are in Babylon 894, saying 559, The LORD 3068 make 7760 thee like Zedekiah 6667 and like Ahab 256, whom the king 4428 of Babylon 894 roasted 7033 in the fire 784;
23 Because they have committed 6213 villany 5039 in Israel 3478, and have committed 6213 adultery 5003 with their neighbours 7453' wives 802, and have spoken 1696 lying 8267 words 1697 in my name 8034, which I have not commanded 6680 them; even I know 3045, and am a witness 5707, saith 5002 the LORD 3068.
24 Thus shalt thou also speak 559 to Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161, saying 559,
25 Thus speaketh 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, the God 430 of Israel 3478, saying 559, Because thou hast sent 7971 letters 5612 in thy name 8034 unto all the people 5971 that are at Jerusalem 3389, and to Zephaniah 6846 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641 the priest 3548, and to all the priests 3548, saying 559,
26 The LORD 3068 hath made 5414 thee priest 3548 in the stead of Jehoiada 3077 the priest 3548, that ye should be officers 6496 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, for every man 376 that is mad 7696, and maketh himself a prophet 5012, that thou shouldest put 5414 him in prison 4115, and in the stocks 6729.
27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved 1605 Jeremiah 3414 of Anathoth 6069, which maketh himself a prophet 5012 to you?
28 For therefore he sent 7971 unto us in Babylon 894, saying 559, This 1931 captivity is long 752: build 1129 ye houses 1004, and dwell 3427 in them; and plant 5193 gardens 1593, and eat 398 the fruit 6529 of them.
29 And Zephaniah 6846 the priest 3548 read 7121 this letter 5612 in the ears 241 of Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030.
30 Then came the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 unto Jeremiah 3414, saying 559,
31 Send 7971 to all them of the captivity 1473, saying 559, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 concerning Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161; Because that Shemaiah 8098 hath prophesied 5012 unto you, and I sent 7971 him not, and he caused you to trust 982 in a lie 8267:
32 Therefore thus saith 559 the LORD 3068; Behold, I will punish 6485 Shemaiah 8098 the Nehelamite 5161, and his seed 2233: he shall not have a man 376 to dwell 3427 among 8432 this people 5971; neither shall he behold 7200 the good 2896 that I will do 6213 for my people 5971, saith 5002 the LORD 3068; because he hath taught 1696 rebellion 5627 against the LORD 3068.