Jeremiah 29:29
New International Version
Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

New Living Translation
But when Zephaniah the priest received Shemaiah’s letter, he took it to Jeremiah and read it to him.

English Standard Version
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Berean Standard Bible
(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)

King James Bible
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

New King James Version
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

New American Standard Bible
Now Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

NASB 1995
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

NASB 1977
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Amplified Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

Christian Standard Bible
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

American Standard Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Tsephania the Priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the Prophet

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Sophonias read the book in the ears of Jeremias.

Contemporary English Version
When Zephaniah received Shemaiah's letter, he read it to me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremias the prophet.

English Revised Version
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet Jeremiah.

Good News Translation
Zephaniah read the letter to me,

International Standard Version
Then Zephaniah the priest read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Literal Standard Version
And Zephaniah the priest reads this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Majority Standard Bible
(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)

New American Bible
When the priest Zephaniah read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet,

NET Bible
Zephaniah the priest read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah.

New Revised Standard Version
The priest Zephaniah read this letter in the hearing of the prophet Jeremiah.

New Heart English Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

World English Bible
Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Young's Literal Translation
And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Shemaiah's Letter Against Jeremiah
28For he has sent to us in Babylon, claiming: Since the exile will be lengthy, build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat their produce.’ ” 29(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.) 30Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:…

Cross References
2 Kings 25:18
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Jeremiah 21:1
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,

Jeremiah 29:1
This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:25
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: "In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:

Jeremiah 29:30
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 52:24
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.


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Jeremiah 29
1. Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8. and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10. and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.
15. He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.
20. He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.
24. Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.
30. Jeremiah foretells his doom.














(29) And Zephaniah the priest . . .--The fact thus related agrees with what has been said as to the character of Zephaniah. He does not act as Shemaiah wished him. At the most he only uses the letters as a threat, possibly to put the prophet on his guard against the machinations of his enemies, possibly also to induce him to moderate his tone. We are reminded of the like conduct of the Pharisees who reported Herod's threats to our Lord, in Luke 13:31.

Verse 29. - And Zephaniah the priest, etc. This should rather be printed as a parenthetical remark.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Zephaniah
צְפַנְיָ֥ה (ṣə·p̄an·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6846: Zephaniah -- 'Yah has treasured', four Israelites

the priest
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

read
וַיִּקְרָ֛א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

this
הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

letter
הַסֵּ֣פֶר (has·sê·p̄er)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

[to]
בְּאָזְנֵ֖י (bə·’ā·zə·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

Jeremiah
יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ (yir·mə·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3414: Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites

the prophet.
הַנָּבִֽיא׃ (han·nā·ḇî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet


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