Jeremiah 29:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 29:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 29:6 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 29:6 — KJV
“Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.”
— Jeremiah 29:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 29:6 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 29:6
“Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:6: take, sons, daughters
“These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:6: take, wives, daughters
“Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:6: wives, daughters, give
“And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:6: sons, daughters, husbands
“So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 29:6: take, wives, sons
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