Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jeremiah 29:6 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Jeremiah 29:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.”
Jeremiah 29:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 29:6
God commands the exiles not merely to survive but to multiply—to take wives, have children, and arrange marriages for those children. This is covenant language echoing God's creation mandate to 'be fruitful and multiply' (Genesis 1:28) and His promise to Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars (Genesis 15:5). Even in exile, even under judgment, God's people are to embrace life, grow families, and continue the covenant line.This command directly opposed the logic of despair. Why marry and have children if we're prisoners in a foreign land? Why bring children into sufferin...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 29:6
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“the God of heaven and the God of the earth”
“blessed him”
“Rebekah is before you. Take her”
“And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.”
“and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. He judged Israel seven years.”
“It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me.”
“bear children”
“and told his father and his mother”
“He who strikes Kiriath Sepher”
“Hamor”