Jeremiah 29:16
But thus hath said the Lord concerning the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and concerning all the people that dwell in this city, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into exile;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
15Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 36:11Twenty and one years old was Zedekiah when he became king, and eleven years did he reign in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 24:8And like the bad figs, which cannot be eaten, from being so bad, surely thus hath said the Lord, So I will render Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and those that dwell in the land of Egypt;
Jeremiah 38:2Thus hath said the Lord, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and he shall have his life as a booty, and shall live.
Ezekiel 6:1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel 21:9(21:14) Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus hath said the Lord, Say, The sword, the sword is sharpened, and also polished;
Ezekiel 24:1And the word of the Lord came unto me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29:16-24
The Doom of the False Prophets. ( b. c. 596.) 15 Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon; 16 Know that thus saith the Lord of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; 17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 18 And I will… Read the whole commentary →