Jeremiah 29:20
in Jeremiah 29So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
KJV
Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
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This verse in Jeremiah 29
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHear 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.
This site's exposition
So hear the word of the
on Jeremiah 29:20-21
Two prophets among the exiles are named for judgment, “Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah,” who prophesy “lies in My name.” The LORD will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar, “and he will kill them before your very eyes.” False prophecy is answered as publicly as Hananiah's was.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 14 and following) And I will restore your captivity, and gather you from all the nations and from all the places to which I have driven you, declares the Lord. And I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile. For you have said, 'The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon.' Thus says the Lord concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who live in this city, your fellow countrymen who did not go with you into exile.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and this is the purport of Jeremiah's letter. Here is a letter which Shemaiah, a false prophet in Babylon, wrote to the priests at Jerusalem, to stir them up to persecute Jeremiah (
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Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord,.... What he was now about to say concerning their false prophets: all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon; all that were carried captive along with Jeconiah.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתֶּ֖ם | veatem | and you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| שִׁמְע֣וּ | shimu | hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| דְבַר־ | devar- | [the] word of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | O all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַ֨גּוֹלָ֔ה | hagolah | the exile[s] | H1473 → | 43 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּי | shilachti | I sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | mirushalim | from Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| בָּבֶֽלָה׃ ס | bavelah | Babylon towards | H894 → | 262 times |
וְאַתֶּ֖םand you
veatemH859 →1094 times
שִׁמְע֣וּhear
shimuH8085 →1159 times
דְבַר־[the] word of
devar-H1697 →1440 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כָּל־O all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הthe exile[s]
hagolahH1473 →43 times
אֲשֶׁר־whom
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
שִׁלַּ֥חְתִּיI sent
shilachtiH7971 →845 times
מִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םfrom Jerusalem
mirushalimH3389 →643 times
בָּבֶֽלָה׃ סBabylon towards
bavelahH894 →262 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Micah 4:10Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be…
it leads to
- Isaiah 48:20
Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
- Isaiah 52:9–12
Break forth in joy, sing together, O ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted His people; He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 20:18
And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
- Isaiah 43:14
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they…
- Isaiah 45:13
I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD…
- Isaiah 48:20
Through
Ezekiel 3:15I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.
it leads to
- Psalms 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
- Job 2:13
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
- Psalms 137:1
Through
Ezekiel 3:11Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
it leads to
- Ezekiel 2:7
But speak My words to them, whether they listen or refuse to listen, for they are rebellious.
- Ezekiel 2:7
Where this verse is studied
About Jeremiah

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
