Jeremiah 29:7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray to the LORD for it… 1. They know that the prosperity of the whole is their own prosperity. They o not, therefore, selfishly seek their own advantage. 2. They actually labour with all diligence for the furtherance of the common good. 3. They employ for this end the power of Christian prayer. (Naegelsbach.) Parallel Verses KJV: And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. |
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