Yēlìmǐshū 29:28

28 Yīnwei tā jì xìn gĕi wǒmen zaì Bābǐlún de rén shuō , beìlǔ de shì bì chángjiǔ . nǐmen yào gaìzào fángwū , zhù zaì qízhōng . zāizhòng tián yuán , chī qízhōng suǒ chǎn de .

Yēlìmǐshū 29:28 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:28

For therefore he sent unto us [in] Babylon, saying
That is, Jeremiah the prophet; and this was the reason, because his mouth was not stopped, and he restrained from prophesying; so that Shemaiah lays all the blame on Zephaniah, and his brethren the priests; who, had they done their duty, would have prevented Jeremiah's letter to the captives, as he suggests; the purport of which was, this [captivity] is long;
so Kimchi, Abarbinel, and Ben Melech, supply it; or, "it [is] long" ^F13; it will be a long time before the captives shall return to their own land; and therefore they should not think of it, or provide for it; but, on the contrary, for their continuance in Babylon; giving the following advice: build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the
fruit of them;
referring to Jeremiah's letter; (See Gill on Jeremiah 29:5).

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (ayh hkra) "longum est", Pagninus, Cocceius, Schmidt.

Yēlìmǐshū 29:28 In-Context

26 Yēhéhuá yǐjing lì nǐ xī fān yǎ wèi jìsī , daìtì jìsī Yéhéyédà , shǐ Yēhéhuá diàn zhōng yǒu guān zhǎng , hǎo jiāng yīqiè kuáng wàng zìchēng wèi xiānzhī de rén yòng jiā jiā zhù , yòng suǒ suǒ zhù .

27 Xiànzaì Yànátū rén Yēlìmǐ xiàng nǐmen zìchēng wèi xiānzhī , nǐmen wèihé méiyǒu zébeì tā ne .

28 Yīnwei tā jì xìn gĕi wǒmen zaì Bābǐlún de rén shuō , beìlǔ de shì bì chángjiǔ . nǐmen yào gaìzào fángwū , zhù zaì qízhōng . zāizhòng tián yuán , chī qízhōng suǒ chǎn de .

29 Jìsī xī fān yǎ jiù bǎ zhè xìn niàn gĕi xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ tīng .

30 Yúshì Yēhéhuá de huà líndào Yēlìmǐ shuō ,