Bible Strands
Jeremiah 29:20
So hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks through Jeremiah to the Judean exiles in Babylon, immediately following a declaration that He will judge those who ignored His prophets.
The words — שִׁמְע֣וּ (shim.'U) means "hear," and הַ֨/גּוֹלָ֔ה (ha./go.Lah) denotes "the exile[s]," framing the audience as those already removed from Jerusalem.
The thread — The exiles appear in Jeremiah 24:5 where God regards them as good figs, Micah 4:10 where Zion is told to camp in the open fields, and Ezekiel 3:11 where the prophet is commanded to speak to the exiles.
Why it lands — The text demands direct attention to divine instruction from a displaced community that has already experienced the consequences of ignoring prophetic warnings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 24:5 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.
- Micah 4:10 Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!
- Ezekiel 3:11 Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
- Ezekiel 3:15 I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.