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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV JER 29:7 verse available
OET-LV And_seek DOM the_welfare the_city where I_have_sent_into_exile DOM_you_all there_to and_pray on_behalf_its to Yahweh DOM in/on/at/with_welfare_its it_will_belong to/for_you_all welfare.
UHB וְדִרְשׁ֞וּ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם הָעִ֗יר אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִגְלֵ֤יתִי אֶתְכֶם֙ שָׁ֔מָּה וְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּ בַעֲדָ֖הּ אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֣י בִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם שָׁלֽוֹם׃פ ‡
(vədirshū ʼet-shəlōm hāˊiyr ʼₐsher higlēytī ʼetkem shāmmāh vəhitpallū ⱱaˊₐdāh ʼel-yahweh ⱪiy ⱱishəlōmāh yihyeh lākem shālōm.◊)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be exiled, and intercede with me on its behalf since there will be peace for you if it is at peace.’
UST Also, do things that will cause things to go well for the other people there in the city where I sent you. Pray that things will go well for the people in that city, because if things go well for them, things will go well for you, also.”
BSB Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
OEB And strive for the welfare of the country to which I have brought you as exiles. Pray for it to Jehovah; for your own welfare and hers are bound up together.
WEB Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”
WMB Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”
NET Work to see that the city where I sent you as exiles enjoys peace and prosperity. Pray to the Lord for it. For as it prospers you will prosper.’
LSV and seek the peace of the city to where I have removed you, and pray to YHWH for it, for in its peace you have peace.
FBV Help make the city where I've exiled you more prosperous. Pray to the Lord for it, since as it prospers, so will you.
T4T Also, do things that will cause things to go well for the other people there in the city where I sent you. Pray that things will go well for the people in that city, because if things go well for them, things will go well for you, also.”
LEB And seek the prosperity of the city where I have deported you, and pray on behalf of it to Yahweh, for in its prosperity you will have prosperity.’
BBE And be working for the peace of the land to which I have had you taken away prisoners, and make prayer to the Lord for it: for in its peace you will have peace.
MOF No MOF JER book available
JPS And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
ASV And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
DRA And seek the peace of the city, to which I have caused you to be carried away captives; and pray to the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall be your peace.
YLT And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed you, and pray for it unto Jehovah, for in its peace ye have peace.
DBY And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
RV And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
WBS And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray to the LORD for it: for in the peace of it ye shall have peace.
KJB And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
(And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye/you_all have peace. )
BB Seke after the peace and prosperitie of the citie wherin ye be prisoners, and pray vnto the Lorde for it: for in the peace therof shall your peace be.
(Seke after the peace and prosperitie of the city wherin ye/you_all be prisoners, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace therof shall your peace be.)
GNV And seeke the prosperitie of the citie, whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiues, and pray vnto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you haue peace.
(And seek the prosperitie of the city, whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you have peace. )
CB but seke after peace & prosperite of the cite, where in ye be presoners, & praye vnto God for it. For in the peace there of, shal yor peace be.
(but seek after peace and prosperite of the city, where in ye/you_all be prisoners, and pray unto God for it. For in the peace there of, shall yor peace be.)
WYC And seke ye pees of the citees, to whiche Y made you to passe ouer; and preie ye the Lord for it, for in the pees therof schal be pees to you.
(And seek ye/you_all peace of the cities, to which I made you to pass ouer; and preie ye/you_all the Lord for it, for in the peace therof shall be peace to you.)
LUT Suchet der Stadt Bestes, dahin ich euch habe lassen wegführen, und betet für sie zum HErrn; denn wenn‘s ihr wohlgehet, so gehet es euch auch wohl.
(Suchet the city Bestes, dahin I you have lassen wegführen, and betet for they/she/them for_the HErrn; because wenn‘s her wohlgehet, so gehet it you also wohl.)
CLV Et quærite pacem civitatis ad quam transmigrare vos feci, et orate pro ea ad Dominum, quia in pace illius erit pax vobis.
(And quærite pacem of_the_city to how transmigrare vos feci, and orate pro ea to Dominum, because in pace illius will_be pax vobis. )
BRN How shall it be quiet, whereas the Lord has given it a commission against Ascalon, and against the regions on the sea-coast, to awake against the remaining countries!
BrLXX Πῶς ἡσυχάσει, καὶ Κύριος ἐνετείλατο αὐτῇ ἐπὶ τὴν Ἀσκάλωνα, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς παραθαλασσίους, ἐπὶ τὰς καταλοίπους ἐπεγερθῆναι;
(Pōs haʸsuⱪasei, kai Kurios eneteilato autaʸ epi taʸn Askalōna, kai epi tas parathalassious, epi tas kataloipous epegerthaʸnai? )
29:1-23 Jeremiah contacted the Hebrew exiles in Babylon by letter. To reach all the scattered Israelites, his letter would be read repeatedly from settlement to settlement.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) Seek the peace of the city
(Some words not found in UHB: and,seek DOM welfare the=city which/who sent_~_intoexile DOM,you_all ~there,to and,pray on_~_behalf,its to/towards YHWH that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,welfare,its will_belong to/for=you_all welfare )
The peace of the city is a metonym for the people living in peace. Alternate translation: “Do everything you can so the people of the city live in peace”
(Occurrence 0) the city … its behalf … it is at peace
(Some words not found in UHB: and,seek DOM welfare the=city which/who sent_~_intoexile DOM,you_all ~there,to and,pray on_~_behalf,its to/towards YHWH that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,welfare,its will_belong to/for=you_all welfare )
These words refer to the city of Babylon.