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Jeremiah 29:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 29:1

Verse 1 of 32

Scripture focus

Now these [are] the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

Jeremiah 29:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:1

Theological / Devotional

The words of the letter. Probably not long after Jehoiachin was taken captive (see on v. 2) this letter was sent by Jeremiah to the captives in Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-16; 2 Chron. 36:5-8; Dan. 1:1-4). Despised and rejected by his brethren at home, Jeremiah directs his attention to the exiles.

The residue of the elders. This shows that not all of these leading men (see Eze. 8:1 ; 20:1) had gone into exile.

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