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

Bible Comments

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 of life, and multiply in the land, that ye may become a powerful people.

Jeremiah 29:5

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