1 A ovo su reči u poslanici koju posla prorok Jeremija iz Jerusalima k ostatku starešina zarobljenih i sveštenicima i prorocima i svemu narodu što ga preseli Navuhodonosor iz Jerusalima u Vavilon, 2 pošto otide iz Jerusalima car Jehonija i carica i dvorani i knezovi Judini i jerusalimski, i drvodelje i kovači. 3 Po Elasi, sinu Safanovom, i Gemariji sinu Helkijinom, koje sla Sedekija car Judin u Vavilon k Navuhodonosoru caru vavilonskom; i u knjizi govoraše: 4 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev, svemu roblju koje preselih iz Jerusalima u Vavilon: 5 Gradite kuće i sedite u njima; sadite vrtove i jedite rod njihov; 6 ženite se i rađajte sinove i kćeri; i sinove svoje ženite, i kćeri svoje udajte, neka rađaju sinove i kćeri, i množite se tu i ne umanjujte se. 7 I tražite dobro gradu, u koji vas preselih, i molite se za nj Gospodu, jer u dobru njegovom biće vama dobro. 8 Jer ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama Bog Izrailjev: Nemojte da vas varaju vaši proroci što su među vama i vaši vrači, i ne gledajte na sne svoje što sanjate. 9 Jer vam oni lažno prorokuju u moje ime, ja ih nisam poslao, govori Gospod. 10 Jer ovako veli Gospod: Kad se navrši u Vavilonu sedamdeset godina, pohodiću vas, i izvršiću vam dobru reč svoju da ću vas vratiti na ovo mesto. 11 Jer ja znam misli koje mislim za vas, govori Gospod, misli dobre a ne zle, da vam dam posledak kakav čekate. 12 Tada ćete me prizivati i ići ćete i molićete mi se, i uslišiću vas. 13 I tražićete me, i naći ćete me, kad me potražite svim srcem svojim. 14 I daću vam se da me nađete, govori Gospod, i vratiću roblje vaše, i sabraću vas iz svih naroda i iz svih mesta u koja sam vas razagnao, govori Gospod, i dovešću vas opet na mesto, odakle sam vas iselio. 15 Jer rekoste: Gospod nam podiže proroke u Vavilonu. 16 Jer, ovako veli Gospod za cara koji sedi na prestolu Davidovom i za sav narod koji stoji u ovom gradu, za braću vašu što ne otidoše s vama u ropstvo. 17 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama: Evo, ja ću pustiti na njih mač, glad i pomor, i učiniću ih da budu kao smokve rđave, koje se ne mogu jesti, kako su rđave. 18 I goniću ih mačem i glađu i pomorom, i učiniću da se potucaju po svim carstvima zemaljskim, da budu uklin i čudo i podsmeh i rug u svih naroda, u koje ih pošaljem. 19 Jer ne poslušaše moje reči, govori Gospod, kad slah k njima sluge svoje proroke zarana jednako; ali ne poslušaste, govori Gospod. 20 Slušajte, dakle, reč Gospodnju vi svi zarobljeni, koje poslah iz Jerusalima u Vavilon. 21 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev, za Ahava sina Kolajinog i za Sedekiju sina Masijinog, koji vam prorokuju u moje ime laž: evo, ja ću ih predati u ruke Navuhodonosoru caru vavilonskom, da ih pobije na vaše oči. 22 I od njih će se uzeti uklin među sve roblje Judino što je u Vavilonu, te će govoriti: Gospod da učini od tebe kao od Sedekije i kao od Ahava, koje ispeče car vavilonski na ognju. 23 Jer učiniše grdilo u Izrailju čineći preljubu sa ženama bližnjih svojih i govoreći laž na moje ime, što im ne zapovedih; ja znam to, i svedok sam, govori Gospod. 24 I Semaji iz Nelama reci govoreći: 25 Ovako veli Gospod nad vojskama, Bog Izrailjev, govoreći: Što si u svoje ime poslao knjige svemu narodu koji je u Jerusalimu, i Sofoniji sinu Masijinom svešteniku i svim sveštenicima, govoreći: 26 Gospod te postavi sveštenikom na mesto Jodaja sveštenika, da pazite u domu Gospodnjem na svakog čoveka bezumnog i koji se gradi prorok, da ih mećeš u tamnicu i u klade. 27 Zašto, dakle, ne ukori Jeremije Anatoćanina, koji se gradi prorok među vama? 28 Jer posla k nama u Vavilon i poruči: Dugo će trajati; gradite kuće i sedite u njima, i sadite vrtove i jedite rod njihov. 29 I Sofonija sveštenik pročita tu knjigu pred prorokom Jeremijom. 30 I dođe reč Gospodnja Jeremiji govoreći: 31 Pošalji ka svemu roblju i poruči: Ovako veli Gospod za Semaju iz Nelama; što vam prorokuje Semaja, a ja ga ne poslah, i čini da se uzdate u laž, 32 zato ovako veli Gospod: Evo, ja ću pohoditi Semaju Nelamljanina i seme njegovo, neće od njega niko ostati u ovom narodu niti će videti dobra što ću ja učiniti narodu svom, govori Gospod, jer kaziva odmet od Gospoda.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ahab
Son of Kolaiah, a prophet in Babylon prophesying lies in the LORD's name, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:21; Jeremiah 29:22
Elasah
Son of Shaphan who, with Gemariah son of Hilkiah, carried Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:3
Gemariah
Son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah sent to Nebuchadnezzar and who carried Jeremiah's letter to the exiles.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:3
Hilkiah
Named as the father of Gemariah, who carried Jeremiah's letter to Babylon.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:3
Kolaiah
Named as the father of Ahab, a false prophet among the exiles.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:21
Maaseiah
Named as the father of Zedekiah, a false prophet among the exiles.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:21
Maaseiah
Named as the father of Zephaniah the priest.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 37:3
Shemaiah
A Nehelamite among the exiles who sent letters to Jerusalem and was condemned by the LORD through Jeremiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:24; Jeremiah 29:31; Jeremiah 29:32
Zedekiah
Son of Maaseiah, a prophet in Babylon prophesying lies in the LORD's name, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 29:21; Jeremiah 29:22
Zephaniah
The priest, son of Maaseiah, whom Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah to pray and to whom a letter from Shemaiah was addressed. When Jerusalem fell he was taken as 'the second priest'…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 25:18; Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 29:25–29; Esther 9:20; Acts 15:23; Hebrews 13:22; Revelation 2:1–3
- 2 Jeremiah 22:24–28; 2 Chronicles 36:9–10; Jeremiah 27:20; 2 Kings 24:12–16; 2 Kings 20:18
- 3 1 Chronicles 6:13; Jeremiah 36:25; 2 Chronicles 34:20; Ezekiel 8:11; 2 Kings 22:8
- 4 Jeremiah 24:5; Isaiah 59:1–2; Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6; Isaiah 10:5–6
- 5 Jeremiah 29:28; Jeremiah 29:10; Ezekiel 28:26
- 6 Judges 12:9; Genesis 24:51; Genesis 21:21; Genesis 24:3–4; Genesis 29:19
- 7 1 Timothy 2:1–2; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23; 1 Peter 2:13–17; Daniel 4:27
- 8 Ephesians 5:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11; Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 27:9; Revelation 13:14
- 9 Jeremiah 27:15; Jeremiah 29:31; Jeremiah 29:23
- 10 Daniel 9:2; Jeremiah 24:6–7; Zechariah 7:5; Jeremiah 32:42–44; Jeremiah 25:12
- 11 Isaiah 55:8–12; Psalm 33:11; Micah 4:12; Psalm 40:5; Job 23:13
- 12 Matthew 7:7–8; Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 145:19; Psalm 10:17
- 13 Deuteronomy 4:29–31; Psalm 119:2; Matthew 7:7; Psalm 119:10; Jeremiah 24:7
- 14 Ezekiel 36:1–38; Jeremiah 30:3; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Romans 10:20; Micah 4:12
- 15 Ezekiel 1:1; Ezekiel 1:3; Jeremiah 28:1–17; Jeremiah 29:8–9
- 16 Jeremiah 38:2–3; Jeremiah 38:17–23; Ezekiel 6:1–9; Ezekiel 22:31; Jeremiah 24:2
- 17 Jeremiah 24:8–10; Jeremiah 29:18; Jeremiah 27:8; Luke 21:23; Jeremiah 43:11
- 18 Jeremiah 42:18; 2 Chronicles 29:8; Jeremiah 15:4; Jeremiah 34:17; Jeremiah 24:9
- 19 Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 26:5; Jeremiah 35:14–16; Jeremiah 34:17; Jeremiah 25:3–7
- 20 Jeremiah 24:5; Micah 4:10; Ezekiel 3:11; Ezekiel 3:15
- 21 Jeremiah 14:14–15; Lamentations 2:14; Jeremiah 29:8–9
- 22 Isaiah 65:15; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:21; Genesis 48:20; Ruth 4:11
- 23 Malachi 3:5; Jeremiah 23:14; Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 29:21; Proverbs 5:21
- 24 Jeremiah 29:31–32
- 25 Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 52:24; Jeremiah 29:29; Jeremiah 21:1–2; Nehemiah 6:17
- 26 Jeremiah 20:1–2; 2 Kings 9:11; John 10:20; Hosea 9:7; Acts 26:24
- 27 John 11:47–53; Jeremiah 29:26; Acts 4:17–21; Jeremiah 43:2–3; Matthew 27:63
- 28 Jeremiah 29:5; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 29:1
- 29 Jeremiah 29:25
- 31 Jeremiah 29:9; Jeremiah 14:14–15; Ezekiel 13:8–16; Ezekiel 13:22–23; Jeremiah 29:23–24
- 32 Jeremiah 28:16; 2 Kings 7:19–20; Jeremiah 17:6; Jeremiah 22:30; 2 Kings 7:2
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… when predicting the captivity that was to befall the ancient people of God, and giving them the divine command to go obediently to Babylonia, and thus serve their God, counselled them also to pray for Babylonia, saying, "In the peace thereof shall ye have peace," --the temporal peace which the good and the wicked together enjoy.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)