Yēlìmǐshū 29:3

3 Tā jiè shā pān de érzi Yǐlìyà sà hé Xīlēijiā de érzi jī mǎ lì de shǒu jì qù . tāmen èr rén shì Yóudà wáng xī dǐ jia dǎfa wǎng Bābǐlún qù jiàn Níbùjiǎnísǎ wáng de .

Yēlìmǐshū 29:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 29:3

By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan
Perhaps the brother of Ahikam, and of Jaazaniah, ( Jeremiah 26:24 ) ( Ezekiel 8:11 ) ; and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah;
to distinguish him from Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, ( Jeremiah 36:10 ) ; whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon, to Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon;
as his ambassadors, on what account it is not certain; perhaps to pay the tribute money to him; or to treat with him about the restoration of some of the captives; or to cultivate friendship, and promise submission, and that he would faithfully keep the covenant he had made with him: and perhaps he might be jealous of Jeconiah using his interest with the king of Babylon for his restoration, which could not be acceptable to Zedekiah; and this might be one reason why he admitted his messengers to carry Jeremiah's letter to the captives, if he knew of it, or saw it; since it exhorted them not to think of a returns, but provide for a long continuance where they were; however, by the hand of these messengers Jeremiah sent his letter to them: saying;
as follows:

Yēlìmǐshū 29:3 In-Context

1 Xiānzhī Yēlìmǐ cóng Yēlùsǎlĕng jì xìn yǔ beìlǔ de jìsī , xiānzhī , hé zhòng mín , bìng shēng cún de zhǎnglǎo , jiù shì Níbùjiǎnísǎ cóng Yēlùsǎlĕng lǔ dào Bābǐlún qù de .

2 ( zhè zaì Yēgēníyǎ wáng hé taì hòu , taì jiān , bìng Yóudà , Yēlùsǎlĕng de shǒulǐng , yǐjí gōng jiàng , tiĕ jiàng dōu lí le Yēlùsǎlĕng yǐhòu . )

3 Tā jiè shā pān de érzi Yǐlìyà sà hé Xīlēijiā de érzi jī mǎ lì de shǒu jì qù . tāmen èr rén shì Yóudà wáng xī dǐ jia dǎfa wǎng Bābǐlún qù jiàn Níbùjiǎnísǎ wáng de .

4 Xìn shang shuō , wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén , duì yīqiè beìlǔ qù de , jiù shì wǒ shǐ tāmen cóng Yēlùsǎlĕng beìlǔ dào Bābǐlún de rén , rúcǐ shuō ,

5 Nǐmen yào gaìzào fángwū , zhù zaì qízhōng . zāizhòng tián yuán , chī qízhōng suǒ chǎn de .