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Jeremiah 29:2 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 29:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) eunuchs: or, chamberlains”
Jeremiah 29:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 29:2
After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs—This parenthetical verse establishes the historical setting: the letter follows the first deportation of 597 BC when Yekonyah (יְכָנְיָה, Jeconiah/Jehoiachin) was exiled along with Judah's elite. The Hebrew term סָרִיסִים (sarisim) refers to royal officials (eunuchs), while the carpenters, and the smiths (הֶחָרָשׁ וְהַמַּסְגֵּר, hecharash vehammasger) represent the skilled artisans—precisely those needed to prevent rebellion but whose absence would cripple Jerusalem's defenses (2 Kings 24:14-16).Jeremiah's letter addresses not random...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:2
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“says Yahweh”
“Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign”
“he”
“when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim”
“and behold”
“king of Judah”
“that he should bring in [certain] of the children of Israel”
“and said”
“whom you shall father”