29Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.


In Context

26 'The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada to be in charge of the house of the Lord ; you should put any madman who acts like a prophet into the stocks and neck-irons.

27 So why have you not reprimanded Jeremiah from Anathoth, who poses as a prophet among you?

28 He has sent this message to us in Babylon: It will be a long time. Therefore build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce.' "

29 Zephaniah the priest, however, read the letter to Jeremiah the prophet.

30 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

31 "Send this message to all the exiles: 'This is what the Lord says about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, even though I did not send him, and has led you to believe a lie,

Jeremiah 29:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:29So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremias the prophet.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read This letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:29Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest readeth this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:29And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.