Jeremiah 29:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 29:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 29:29 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 29:29 — KJV
“And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.”
— Jeremiah 29:29 (KJV)
Jeremiah 29:29 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:29
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:29: priest, read, ears
“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;”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:29: priest, letter, jeremiah
“And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:29: zephaniah, priest, jeremiah
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. great...: Heb. from great even to small”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:29: priest, read, ears
“In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:29: ears, jeremiah, prophet
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