Parallel Verses New International Version (This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the skilled workers and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem.) King James Bible (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) Darby Bible Translation (after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem); World English Bible (after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen mother, and the eunuchs, [and] the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem), Young's Literal Translation After the going forth of Jeconiah the king, and the mistress, and the officers, heads of Judah and Jerusalem, and the artificer, and the smith, from Jerusalem -- Jeremiah 29:2 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleNow these are the words of the letter - This transaction took place in the first or second year of Zedekiah. It appears that the prophet had been informed that the Jews who had already been carried into captivity had, through the instigations of false prophets, been led to believe that they were to be brought out of their captivity speedily. Jeremiah, fearing that this delusion might induce them to take some hasty steps, ill comporting with their present state, wrote a letter to them, which he entrusted to an embassy which Zedekiah had sent on some political concerns to Nebuchadnezzar. The letter was directed to the elders, priests, prophets, and people who had been carried away captives to Babylon. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Jeconiah. Coniah. Jeremiah 27:20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not... Jehoiachin. Library Finding GodYe shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart.' (Jeremiah xxix. 13.) The words of Jeremiah in their relation to God are very appropriate for men and women in whose hearts there is any longing after personal Holiness. Look at them: 'Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart'. I like this word, because it turns our minds to the true and only source of light and life and power. We speak of seeking and getting the blessing; but, … T. H. Howard—Standards of Life and Service The Secret of Effectual Prayer Jeremiah Cross References 1 Samuel 13:19 Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!" 2 Kings 24:12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered to him. In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 2 Kings 24:14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile: all the officers and fighting men, and all the skilled workers and artisans--a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left. 2 Kings 24:15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king's mother, his wives, his officials and the prominent people of the land. 2 Chronicles 36:9 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 36:10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon, together with articles of value from the temple of the LORD, and he made Jehoiachin's uncle, Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem. Jeremiah 13:18 Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads." Jump to Previous Artificer Artisans Carpenters Court Craftsmen Departed Eunuchs Expert Forth Heads Jeconiah Jeconi'ah Jehoiachin Jerusalem Judah Leaders Mistress Mother Officers Officials Princes Queen Queen-Mother Rulers Servants Smith Smiths Unsexed WorkmenJump to Next Artificer Artisans Carpenters Court Craftsmen Departed Eunuchs Expert Forth Heads Jeconiah Jeconi'ah Jehoiachin Jerusalem Judah Leaders Mistress Mother Officers Officials Princes Queen Queen-Mother Rulers Servants Smith Smiths Unsexed WorkmenLinks Jeremiah 29:2 NIVJeremiah 29:2 NLT Jeremiah 29:2 ESV Jeremiah 29:2 NASB Jeremiah 29:2 KJV Jeremiah 29:2 Bible Apps Jeremiah 29:2 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 29:2 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 29:2 French Bible Jeremiah 29:2 German Bible Jeremiah 29:2 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |