Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
29:5-7 Jeremiah urged the exiled people to plan to stay in Babylon for a long time. God wanted them to become productive citizens, concerned and praying to the Lord for the welfare of the Babylonian communities in which they lived, so their population could grow. They should not listen to false prophecies such as Hananiah’s, promising that they would be coming home shortly.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
29:5-7 Jeremiah urged the exiled people to plan to stay in Babylon for a long time. God wanted them to become productive citizens, concerned and praying to the Lord for the welfare of the Babylonian communities in which they lived, so their population could grow. They should not listen to false prophecies such as Hananiah’s, promising that they would be coming home shortly.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
“Build houses and dwell in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
Go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them;