Jeremiah 29:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

to settle there and build houses. Plant gardens and eat what you grow in them.

Cross References

Jeremiah 29:10

After Babylonia has been the strongest nation for seventy years, I will be kind and bring you back to Jerusalem, just as I have promised.

Jeremiah 29:28

He even wrote a letter to the people here in Babylonia, saying we would be here a long time. He told us to build homes and to plant gardens and grow our own food.

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married and have children, then help your sons find wives and help your daughters find husbands, so they can have children as well. I want your numbers to grow, not to get smaller.

Ezekiel 28:26

They will be safe and will build houses and plant vineyards. They will no longer be in danger, because I will punish their hateful neighbours. Israel will know that I am the LORD their God.