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Jeremiah 29

Jeremiah 29 — Overview

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

, Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there, , and not to believe the dreams of their prophets; , and that they shall return with grace after seventy years; , He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience; , He shews the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two lying prophets; , Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah; , Jeremiah foretells his doom.

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