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Jeremiah 29:2

What does Jeremiah 29:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 29:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Jeremiah 29:2 means

This verse provides important background information, specifying the prominent individuals who were part of this initial deportation to Babylon. The list includes King Jeconiah, the queen-mother, palace officials (eunuchs), Judah's princes, and skilled craftsmen. This highlights that a substantial and influential portion of Jerusalem's society, including its leadership and essential trades, had already been removed. Their absence underscored the severity of the exile and the vulnerability of those left behind.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),

KJV

King James Version · 1611

(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;)

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

(After Jeconiah the king and the queen-mother and the unsexed servants and the rulers of Judah and Jerusalem and the expert workmen and the metal-workers had gone away from Jerusalem;)

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

After the going forth of Jeconiah the king, and the mistress, and the officers, heads of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artificer, and the smith, from Jerusalem--

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

After that Jechonias the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Juda, and of Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the engravers were departed out of Jerusalem:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem);

Context

Building on the previous verse, this verse clarifies *which* group of captives Jeremiah's letter targeted. By listing key figures like King Jeconiah and other important societal members, it establishes the significant status of the exiles. This detail is crucial for understanding the depth of the crisis and the importance of Jeremiah’s message to this disheartened, influential community.

v.1Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon,

v.2This passage

v.3by 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,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 24:1

    Jehovah showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

  • 2 Kings 20:18

    And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  • Daniel 1:3

    And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles;

  • 2 Chronicles 36:9

    Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

  • Jeremiah 22:24

    As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

  • 2 Kings 9:32

    And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

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