Jeremiah 29 · Verse 20

Jeremiah 29:20

Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Jeremiah 29:20, King James Version

Jeremiah 29:20 in other translations

BSB	So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
WEB	Hear therefore the LORD’s word, all you captives whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
ASV	Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
YLT	‘And ye, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon,
DARBY	But ye, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, hear the word of Jehovah.
BBE	And now, give ear to the word of the Lord, all you whom I have sent away prisoners from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Webster	Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

What does Jeremiah 29:20 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 20 Hear ye therefore the word - Dr. Blayney thinks there were two letters written by the prophet to the captives in Babylon, and that the first ends with this verse. That having heard, on the return of the embassy (Elasah and Gemariah, whom Zedekiah had sent to Babylon, and to whom the prophet entrusted the above letter, Jer 29:3), that the captives had not received his advises favourably, because they were deceived by false prophets among them, who promised them a speedier deliverance, he therefore wrote a second letter, beginning with the fifteenth verse, and going on with the twenty-first, etc., in which he denounces God's judgments on three of the chief of those, Ahab, Zedekiah, and Shemaiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29:20-32

Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretending to rest their own lies upon the God of truth, was worst of all. They flattered others in their sins, because they could not reprove them without condemning themselves. The most secret sins are known to God; and there is a day coming when he will bring to light all the hidden works of darkness. Shemaiah urges the priests to persecute Jeremiah. Their hearts are wretchedly hardened who justify doing mischief by having power to do it. They were in a miserable thraldom for mocking the messengers of the Lord, and misusing his prophets; yet in their distress they trespass still more against the Lord. Afflictions will not of themselves cure men of their sins, unless the grace of God works with them. Those who slight the blessings, deserve to lose the benefit of God's word, like Shemaiah. The accusations against many active Christians in all ages, amount to no more than this, that they earnestly counsel men to attend to their true interest and duties, and to wait for the performance of God's promises in his appointed way.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Jeremiah 29:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859

שִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UhearH8085

דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068

כָּל\־kol-O allH3605

הַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.Lahthe exile[s]H1473

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834

שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiI sentH7971

מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.Limfrom JerusalemH3389

בָּבֶֽלָה\׃\ \סba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 29:20

Jeremiah 24:5
Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
Micah 4:10
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Ezekiel 3:11
And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord God; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Ezekiel 3:15
Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

hear.Dr. Blayney thinks there were two letters written by the prophet to the captives in Babylon, and the first ends with this verse. That having heard, on the return of the embassy, that the captives had received his advices favourably, and because they were deceived by false prophets, who promised them a speedier deliverance, he therefore wrote a second letter, beginning with the fifteenth verse, and going on with the twenty-first, etc. (in which order these verses are read in the Septuagint,) in which he denounces God's judgments on the three chief of those, Ahab, Zedekiah, and Shemaiah.
all ye.
Eze 3:11,15
whom.
24:5; Mic 4:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Jeremiah 29:19
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.
Jeremiah 29:20
Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
Jeremiah 29:21
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;

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Jeremiah 29:20 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Oid pues palabra de Jehová, vosotros todos los trasportados que eché de Jerusalem á Babilonia.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mais vous, tous les captifs que j’ai renvoyés de Jérusalem à Babylone, écoutez la parole de l’ Éternel!
German Elberfelder 1871	Ihr nun, höret das Wort Jehovas, ihr Weggeführten alle, die ich von Jerusalem nach Babel weggeschickt habe!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Vos ergo audite verbum Domini, omnis transmigratio quam emisi de Jerusalem in Babylonem.