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Jeremiah 29:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 29:3

Verse 3 of 32

Scripture focus

By 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,

Jeremiah 29:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:3

Theological / Devotional

By the hand. These two men were evidently friends and supporters of Jeremiah, and it was natural that Jeremiah should entrust them with his messages to the exiles in Babylon. Elasah, called “the son of Shaphan,” was likely a brother of Ahikam, Jeremiah’s protector (see on ch. 26:24). Gemariah was probably the son of the Hilkiah who was the high priest during Josiah’s reign, and who found the book of the law and was otherwise prominent in the work of reformation (see 2 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 34). The letter was sent from Jerusalem (Jer. 29:1).

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