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;
settlement far from home
ἀποικίας
apoikias
settlement far from home
ἀποικίᾳ
apoikia
(After
that Jeconiah
the king,
and the queen,
and the eunuchs,
the princes
of Judah
and Jerusalem,
and the carpenters,
and the smiths,
were departed
from Jerusalem;
)
By the hand
of Elasah
the son
of Shaphan,
and Gemariah
the son
of Hilkiah,
(whom Zedekiah
king
of Judah
sent
unto Babylon
to Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon)
saying,
Eleasa
Ελεασα
eleasa
Saphan
Σαφαν
saphan
Gamarios
Γαμαριου
gamariou
Chelkias
Χελκιου
chelkiou
Sedekias
Σεδεκιας
sedekias
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
unto all that are carried away captives,
whom I have caused to be carried away
from Jerusalem
unto Babylon;
Build
ye houses,
and dwell
in them; and plant
gardens,
and eat
the fruit
of them;
Take
ye wives,
and beget
sons
and daughters;
and take
wives
for your sons,
and give
your daughters
to husbands,
that they may bear
sons
and daughters;
that ye may be increased
there, and not diminished.
bear children
τεκνοποιήσατε
teknopoiēsate
diminish the number of
σμικρυνθῆτε
smikrynthēte
And seek
the peace
of the city
whither I have caused you to be carried away captives,
and pray
unto the LORD
for it: for in the peace
thereof shall ye have peace.
send away from home
ἀπῴκισα
apōkisa
For thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel;
Let not your prophets
and your diviners,
that be in the midst
of you, deceive
you, neither hearken
to your dreams
which ye cause to be dreamed.
say
diviner
μάντεις
manteis
For they prophesy
falsely
unto you in my name:
I have not sent
them, saith
the LORD.
For thus saith
the LORD,
That after
seventy
years
be accomplished
at Babylon
I will visit
you, and perform
my good
word
toward you, in causing you to return
to this place.
say
For I know
the thoughts
that I think
toward you, saith
the LORD,
thoughts
of peace,
and not of evil,
to give
you an expected
end.
Then shall ye call
upon me, and ye shall go
and pray
unto me, and I will hearken
unto you.
And ye shall seek
me, and find
me, when ye shall search
for me with all your heart.
And I will be found
of you, saith
the LORD:
and I will turn away
your captivity,
and I will gather
you from all the nations,
and from all the places
whither I have driven
you, saith
the LORD;
and I will bring you again
into the place
whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
Because ye have said,
The LORD
hath raised us up
prophets
in Babylon;
Know that thus saith
the LORD
of the king
that sitteth
upon the throne
of David,
and of all the people
that dwelleth
in this city,
and of your brethren
that are not gone forth
with you into captivity;
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts;
Behold, I will send
upon them the sword,
the famine,
and the pestilence,
and will make
them like vile
figs,
that cannot be eaten,
they are so evil.
And I will persecute
them
with the sword,
with the famine,
and with the pestilence,
and will deliver
them to be removed
to all the kingdoms
of the earth,
to be a curse,
and an astonishment,
and an hissing,
and a reproach,
among all the nations
whither I have driven
them:
Because they have not hearkened
to my words,
saith
the LORD,
which I sent
unto them by my servants
the prophets,
rising up early
and sending
them; but ye would not hear,
saith
the LORD.
Hear
ye therefore the word
of the LORD,
all ye of the captivity,
whom I have sent
from Jerusalem
to Babylon:
Thus saith
the LORD
of hosts,
the God
of Israel,
of Ahab
the son
of Kolaiah,
and of Zedekiah
the son
of Maaseiah,
which prophesy
a lie
unto you in my name;
Behold, I will deliver
them into the hand
of Nebuchadrezzar
king
of Babylon;
and he shall slay
them before your eyes;
say
Achiab
Αχιαβ
achiab
Sedekias
Σεδεκιαν
sedekian
And of them shall be taken up
a curse
by all the captivity
of Judah
which are in Babylon,
saying,
The LORD
make
thee like Zedekiah
and like Ahab,
whom the king
of Babylon
roasted
in the fire;
settlement far from home
ἀποικίᾳ
apoikia
Sedekias
Σεδεκιαν
sedekian
Achiab
Αχιαβ
achiab
broil
ἀπετηγάνισεν
apetēganisen
Because they have committed
villany
in Israel,
and have committed
adultery
with their neighbours'
wives,
and have spoken
lying
words
in my name,
which I have not commanded
them; even I know,
and am a witness,
saith
the LORD.
commit adultery
ἐμοιχῶντο
emoichōnto
Thus shalt thou also speak
to Shemaiah
the Nehelamite,
saying,
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,
The LORD
hath made
thee priest
in the stead of Jehoiada
the priest,
that ye should be officers
in the house
of the LORD,
for every man
that is mad,
and maketh himself a prophet,
that thou shouldest put
him in prison,
and in the stocks.
Iōdae
Ιωδαε
iōdae
guardhouse
ἀπόκλεισμα
apokleisma
cataract
καταρράκτην
katarraktēn
Now therefore why hast thou not reproved
Jeremiah
of Anathoth,
which maketh himself a prophet
to you?
For therefore he sent
unto us in Babylon,
saying,
This
captivity is long:
build
ye houses,
and dwell
in them; and plant
gardens,
and eat
the fruit
of them.
And Zephaniah
the priest
read
this letter
in the ears
of Jeremiah
the prophet.
Then came the word
of the LORD
unto Jeremiah,
saying,
Send
to all them of the captivity,
saying,
Thus saith
the LORD
concerning Shemaiah
the Nehelamite;
Because that Shemaiah
hath prophesied
unto you, and I sent
him not, and he caused you to trust
in a lie:
settlement far from home
ἀποικίαν
apoikian
say
Samaias
Σαμαιαν
samaian
Nelamitēs
Νελαμίτην
nelamitēn
Samaias
Σαμαιας
samaias
Therefore thus saith
the LORD;
Behold, I will punish
Shemaiah
the Nehelamite,
and his seed:
he shall not have a man
to dwell
among
this people;
neither shall he behold
the good
that I will do
for my people,
saith
the LORD;
because he hath taught
rebellion
against the LORD.
say
Samaias
Σαμαιαν
samaian
