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Jeremiah 29:25

this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:

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ASV

Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thine own name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

KJV

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,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
יַ֡עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834 →
אַתָּה֩'a.TahyouH859 →
שָׁלַ֨חְתָּsha.Lach.tayou sentH7971 →
בְשִׁמְכָ֜הve.shim.Khahin own name yourH8034 →
סְפָרִ֗יםse.fa.RimlettersH5612 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.Lim[is] in JerusalemH3389 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
צְפַנְיָ֤הtze.fan.YahZephaniahH6846 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ma.'a.se.YahMaaseiahH4641 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
וְאֶ֥לve.'Eland toH413 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559 →

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Jeremiah 21:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.Jeremiah 52:24The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”Jeremiah 29:29(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)2 Kings 25:18–21The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.Nehemiah 6:19Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.2 Chronicles 32:17He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Nehemiah 6:5The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letterEzra 4:7–16And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.Jeremiah 21:1–2This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,2 Kings 10:1–7Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:2 Kings 19:14So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.Nehemiah 6:17Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.2 Kings 19:9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,1 Kings 21:8–13Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.Amos 7:17Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”

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