Parallel JER 29:28

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OEB For he has sent a message to us in Babylon, maintaining that the exile would be long, and urging us to build houses and settle, and to plant gardens and eat the fruit of them."

WEBBE because he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long. Build houses, and dwell in them. Plant gardens, and eat their fruit?” ’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For he has even sent a message to us here in Babylon. He wrote and told us, “You will be there a long time. Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.” ’ ”

LSV Because that he has sent to us [in] Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build houses and abide; and plant gardens and eat their fruit.”

FBV You should have done this because[fn] he has sent a letter to us here in Babylon, stating, ‘The exile will last a long time. So build yourselves houses there to live in. Plant gardens and grow food to eat.’ ”

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T4T He sent a letter to us who are here in Babylon, saying that we will be here for a long time. He said that therefore we should build houses and plan to stay here, and plant gardens, and eat the food that is produced in the gardens.”

LEB Because[fn] he has sent to us in Babylon, saying,[fn] ‘It will be a long time, build houses and live in them,[fn] and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’ ” ’ ”

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BBE For he has sent to us in Babylon saying, The time will be long: go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying: The captivity is long; build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?'

ASV forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

DRA For he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time: build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant gardens, and eat the fruits of them.

YLT Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It [is] long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.'

Drby Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell [in them], and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

RV forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, The captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them?

Wbstr For therefore he sent to us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

KJB-1769 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
   (For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye/you_all houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. )

KJB-1611 For therefore he sent vnto vs in Babylon, saying, This captiuitie is long, build ye houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eate the fruit of them.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps And beside all this, he hath sent vs worde vnto Babylon, and tolde vs playnely that our captiuitie shall long endure, that we should builde vs houses to dwel therin, and to plant vs gardens, that we may enioy the fruites therof.
   (And beside all this, he hath/has sent us word unto Babylon, and told us plainly that our captivity shall long endure, that we should build us houses to dwell therein, and to plant us gardens, that we may enioy the fruits thereof.)

Gnva For, for this cause hee sent vnto vs in Babel, saying, This captiuitie is long: buyld houses to dwell in, and plant gardens, and eate the fruites of them.
   (For, for this cause he sent unto us in Babel, saying, This captivity is long: build houses to dwell in, and plant gardens, and eat the fruits of them. )

Cvdl And beside all this, he hath sent vs worde vnto Babilon, and tolde vs planely, that oure captiuyte shal longe endure: that we shulde buylde vs houses to dwell therin, & to plante vs gardens, that we might enioye the frutes therof.
   (And beside all this, he hath/has sent us word unto Babilon, and told us planely, that our captivity shall long endure: that we should build us houses to dwell therein, and to plant us gardens, that we might enioye the frutes thereof.)

Wycl For on this thing he sente to vs in to Babiloyne, and seide, It is long; bielde ye housis, and enhabite, and plaunte ye orcherdis, and ete ye the fruit of tho.
   (For on this thing he sent to us in to Babiloyne, and said, It is long; bielde ye/you_all housis, and enhabite, and plant ye/you_all orcherdis, and eat ye/you_all the fruit of tho.)

Luth darum daß er zu uns gen Babel geschickt hat und lassen sagen: Es wird noch lange währen; bauet Häuser, darin ihr wohnet, und pflanzet Gärten, daß ihr die Früchte davon esset.
   (darum that he to us/to_us/ourselves to/toward Babel geschickt has and lassen say: It becomes still long währen; bauet Häuser, darin you/their/her lives, and pflanzet Gärten, that you/their/her the Früchte of_that eatt.)

ClVg Quia super hoc misit in Babylonem ad nos, dicens: Longum est: ædificate domos, et habitate: et plantate hortos, et comedite fructus eorum.
   (Because over this he_sent in Babylonem to we, saying: Longum it_is: ædificate domos, and habitate: and plantate hortos, and comedite fructus their. )