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Text -- Jeremiah 29:1-3 (NET)
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Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles
29:1 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles Nebuchadnezzar had carried off from Jerusalem to Babylon. It was addressed to the elders who were left among the exiles, to the priests , to the prophets , and to all the other people who were exiled in Babylon .
29:2 He sent it after King Jeconiah , the queen mother , the palace officials , the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem , the craftsmen , and the metal workers had been exiled from Jerusalem .
29:3 He sent it with Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah . King Zedekiah of Judah had sent these men to Babylon to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon . The letter said :
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jehoiachin |
Elasah |
Hilkiah |
Gemariah |
Babylon |
JEREMIAH (2) |
Jeremiah |
Israel |
Shaphan |
MAGI |
Eleasah |
Priest |
Deportation |
JEREMY, THE EPISTLE OF |
EPISTLE |
ELPAAL |
EUNUCH |
ISRAEL, HISTORY OF, 3 |
NEHUSHTA |
JEREMIAH (1) |
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NET Notes: Jer 29:1 Jer 29:1-3 are all one long sentence in Hebrew containing a parenthetical insertion. The text reads “These are the words of the letter which the...
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