Jeremiah 29 · Verse 3

Jeremiah 29:3

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,
Jeremiah 29:3, King James Version

Jeremiah 29:3 in other translations

BSBThe letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
WEBby the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon). It said:
ASVby 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,
YLTBy the hand of Eleasah son of Shaphan, and Gemariah son of Hilkijah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon--to Babylon, saying,
DARBYby the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkijah (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon, unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying,
BBEBy the hand of Elasah, the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah, the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,) saying,
WebsterBy the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

What does Jeremiah 29:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Zedekiah ... sent unto Babylon--In Jr 51:59, Zedekiah himself goes to Babylon; here he sends ambassadors. Whatever was the object of the embassy, it shows that Zedekiah only reigned at the pleasure of the king of Babylon, who might have restored Jeconiah, had he pleased. Hence, Zedekiah permitted Jeremiah's letter to be sent, not only as being led by Hananiah's death to attach greater credit to the prophet's words, but also as the letter accorded with his own wish that the Jews should remain in Chaldea till Jeconiah's death. Hilkiah--the high priest who found the book of the law in the house of the Lord, and showed it to "Shaphan" the scribe (the same Shaphan probably as here), who showed it to King Josiah (2Ki 22:8, &c.). The sons of Hilkiah and Shaphan inherited from their fathers some respect for sacred things. So in Jr 36:25, "Gemariah" interceded with King Jehoiakim that the prophet's roll should not be burned.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1-7

Two letters to the captives in Babylon; In the first, they are recommended to be patient and composed. (Jr 29:1-19) In the second, judgments are denounced against the false prophets who deceived them. (Jr 29:20-32) Verses 1-7 The written word of God is as truly given by inspiration of God as his spoken word. The zealous servant of the Lord will use every means to profit those who are far off, as well as those who…

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Jeremiah 29:3 in the original Hebrew

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בְּיַד֙be.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027
אֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה'el.'a.SahEleasahH501
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
שָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanShaphanH8227
וּגְמַרְיָ֖הu.ge.mar.Yahand GemariahH1587
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
חִלְקִיָּ֑הchil.ki.YahHilkiahH2518
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834
שָׁלַ֜חsha.Lachhe sentH7971
צִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahZedekiahH6667
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֶל\־'el-toH413
נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894
בָּבֶ֥לָהba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894
לֵאמֹֽר\׃\ \סle.Mor<to> sayingH559

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Cross references for Jeremiah 29:3

  • 1 Chronicles 6:13

    And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

  • Jeremiah 36:25

    Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:20

    And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Ezekiel 8:11

    And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

  • 2 Kings 22:8

    And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

  • 2 Kings 22:12

    And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,

  • Jeremiah 39:14

    Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

  • Jeremiah 26:24

    Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Shaphan.
26:24; 39:14; 2Ki 22:8; Eze 8:11
Gemariah.
36:25; 2Ki 22:12; 2Ch 34:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 29:2

    (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;)

  • Jeremiah 29:3

    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,

  • Jeremiah 29:4

    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;

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Jeremiah 29:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por mano de Elasa hijo de Saphán, y de Jemarías hijo de Hilcías, (los cuales envió Sedechîas rey de Judá á Babilonia, á Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia,) diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
par la main d’Elhasça, fils de Shaphan, et de Guemaria, fils de Hilkija, que Sédécias, roi de Juda, envoyait à Babylone vers Nebucadnetsar, roi de Babylone, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
durch Eleasar, den Sohn Schaphans, und Gemarja, den Sohn Hilkijas, welche Zedekia, der König von Juda, nach Babel zu Nebukadnezar, dem König von Babel, sandte:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
in manu Elasa filii Saphan, et Gamariæ filii Helciæ, quos misit Sedecias rex Juda ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis in Babylonem, dicens: