Jeremiah 29:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; ”

Jeremiah 29:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As the exile was God’s doing for their good, they were to make the best of their position, and acquire wealth and influence; whereas if they were always restlessly looking out for the opportunity o...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29. The Future of the Exiles in Babylon ( c . 595). Jeremiah sends a letter by royal messengers to tell the exiles in Babylon to settle down there for a lengthy stay, and not to be deceive...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

God commanded the captives to build houses in Chaldea, to plant vineyards, and also to marry wives, and to beget children, as though they were at home. It was not, indeed, God’s pur...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Build ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Build ye houses - Prepare for a long continuance in your present captivity. Provide yourselves with the necessaries...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Build ye houses - in opposition to the false prophet's suggestions, who told the captives that their captivit...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1-14. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles. Release after seventy years.
Jeremiah 29:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Build ye houses, and dwell in them. — The command had a two-fold bearing. It counselled a patient acceptance of the present state of things. It announced, as the next verse does yet more emphatical...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER X CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EXILES Jeremiah 29:1-32 "Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire."- Jeremiah 29:22 NOTHING further is said a...
Jeremiah 29:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

As a result of this false prophesying, Jeremiah sent a letter to the exiles. It is evident that they also were disturbed. The letter instructed them, first, concerning their present position, advisin...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

He first endeavours to reconcile their minds to the Lord's determination. Seventy years were appointed for their captivity: and therefore, he recommends the people to live and act as persons who were...
Jeremiah 29:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Build ye houses, and dwell [in them] ,.... Intimating hereby that they must not expect a return into their own land in any short time, but that they should continue many years where they were; sugge...
Jeremiah 29:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Build ye houses, and dwell [in them]; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; Ver. 5. Build ye houses, and dwell in them. ] Mitigate the extremity of your captivity, which is likely to be lo...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thus saith the Lord, Build ye houses, and plant gardens , &c. It appears by the advice which the prophet here gives, that many of the captive Jews neglected to cultivate and plant the places all...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Advice to the Captives in Babylon. B. C. 596. 1 Now these are the words of the letter...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Jeremiah 29:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Letter To The Exiles ( Jeremiah 29:1-32 ). Correspondence by letter was a constant feature of those days, and indicates that the world was not static (compare the prophetic letters from...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter. —This letter and its transmission are usually dated the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign (because of chap. Jeremiah 28:1 ), but Jeremiah...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 29:10 . After seventy years. See Jeremiah 26:1 . Zechariah fixes the captivity at the same number of years, and he flourished sometime after Jeremiah's death. No doubt the captivity was...
Jeremiah 29:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Despised and rejected at home, Jeremiah turned his thoughts to those distant brethren in captivity, whom he had already likened to "good figs, very good" ( Jeremiah 24:3 , Jeremiah 2...
Jeremiah 29:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles and Its Consequences. The Contents of the Letter. Just as certain false prophets in Jerusalem had tried to arouse and maintain false hopes in the inhabitants of t...
Jeremiah 29:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 28:26 ; Jeremiah 29:10 ; Jeremiah 29:28

Jeremiah 29:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 29:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 29:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 29:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 29:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 29:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 29:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 29:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 29:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 29:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 29:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge