Jeremiah 29:7

New American Bible - revised edition

Seek the welfare of the city to which I have exiled you; pray for it to the Lord, for upon its welfare your own depends.

Cross References

Ezra 6:10

that they may continue to offer sacrifices of pleasing odor to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Ezra 7:23

Let everything that is decreed by the God of heaven be carried out exactly for the house of the God of heaven, that wrath may not come upon the realm of the king and his sons.

Psalm 122:6

For the peace of Jerusalem pray: “May those who love you prosper!

Jeremiah 38:4

Then the princes said to the king, “This man ought to be put to death. He is weakening the resolve of the soldiers left in this city and of all the people, by saying such things to them; he is not seeking the welfare of our people, but their ruin.”

Ezekiel 11:16

Therefore say: Thus says the Lord God: I have indeed sent them far away among the nations, scattered them over the lands, and have been but little sanctuary for them in the lands to which they have gone.

Daniel 4:19

you are that tree, O king, large and strong! Your majesty has become so great as to touch the heavens, and your rule reaches to the ends of the earth.

Daniel 4:27

the king said, “Babylon the great! Was it not I, with my great strength, who built it as a royal residence for my splendor and majesty?”

Romans 13:1

Let every person be subordinate to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.

Romans 13:5

Therefore, it is necessary to be subject not only because of the wrath but also because of conscience.