Jeremia 29 | Lutherbibel 2017

Lutherbibel 2017

Jeremias Brief an die Weggeführten in Babel

1 Dies sind die Worte des Briefes, den der Prophet Jeremia von Jerusalem sandte an den Rest der Ältesten, die weggeführt waren, an die Priester und Propheten und an das ganze Volk, das Nebukadnezar von Jerusalem nach Babel weggeführt hatte – 2 nachdem der König Jechonja und die Königinmutter mit den Kämmerern und Oberen in Juda und Jerusalem samt den Zimmerleuten und Schmieden aus Jerusalem weggeführt waren –, (2Kön 24,14) 3 durch Elasa, den Sohn Schafans, und Gemarja, den Sohn Hilkijas, die Zedekia, der König von Juda, nach Babel sandte zu Nebukadnezar, dem König von Babel: 4 So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels, zu allen Weggeführten, die ich von Jerusalem nach Babel habe wegführen lassen: 5 Baut Häuser und wohnt darin; pflanzt Gärten und esst ihre Früchte; (Jes 65,21; Am 9,14) 6 nehmt euch Frauen und zeugt Söhne und Töchter, nehmt für eure Söhne Frauen und gebt eure Töchter Männern, dass sie Söhne und Töchter gebären; mehrt euch dort, dass ihr nicht weniger werdet. 7 Suchet der Stadt Bestes, dahin ich euch habe wegführen lassen, und betet für sie zum HERRN; denn wenn’s ihr wohlgeht, so geht’s euch auch wohl. 8 Denn so spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Lasst euch durch die Propheten, die bei euch sind, und durch die Wahrsager nicht betrügen, und hört nicht auf die Träume, die sie träumen! (Jer 14,14; Jer 27,9) 9 Denn sie weissagen euch Lüge in meinem Namen. Ich habe sie nicht gesandt, spricht der HERR. 10 Denn so spricht der HERR: Wenn für Babel siebzig Jahre voll sind, so will ich euch heimsuchen und will mein gnädiges Wort an euch erfüllen, dass ich euch wieder an diesen Ort bringe. (Jer 25,11) 11 Denn ich weiß wohl, was ich für Gedanken über euch habe, spricht der HERR: Gedanken des Friedens und nicht des Leides, dass ich euch gebe Zukunft und Hoffnung.^[1] 12 Und ihr werdet mich anrufen und hingehen und mich bitten, und ich will euch erhören. 13 Ihr werdet mich suchen und finden; denn wenn ihr mich von ganzem Herzen suchen werdet, (5Mo 4,29; Jes 55,6) 14 so will ich mich von euch finden lassen, spricht der HERR, und will eure Gefangenschaft wenden und euch sammeln aus allen Völkern und von allen Orten, wohin ich euch verstoßen habe, spricht der HERR, und will euch wieder an diesen Ort bringen, von wo ich euch habe wegführen lassen. (Jer 23,3; Jer 32,37) 15 Zwar meint ihr, der HERR habe euch auch in Babel Propheten erstehen lassen. – 16 Fürwahr, so spricht der HERR über den König, der auf Davids Thron sitzt, und über das ganze Volk, das in dieser Stadt wohnt, über eure Brüder, die nicht mit euch in die Gefangenschaft gezogen sind, 17 ja, so spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Siehe, ich will Schwert, Hunger und Pest unter sie schicken und will sie machen wie die schlechten Feigen, davor einem ekelt zu essen, (Jer 24,8) 18 und will hinter ihnen her sein mit Schwert, Hunger und Pest und will sie zum Bild des Entsetzens machen für alle Königreiche auf Erden, zum Fluch, zum Grauen, zum Hohn und zum Spott unter allen Völkern, wohin ich sie verstoßen werde, (5Mo 28,37) 19 weil sie meinen Worten nicht gehorchten, spricht der HERR, der ich meine Knechte, die Propheten, immer wieder zu ihnen gesandt habe. Aber ihr wolltet nicht hören, spricht der HERR. (Jer 7,25; Jer 25,4; Jer 35,15) 20 Aber ihr alle, die ihr gefangen weggeführt seid, die ich von Jerusalem habe nach Babel ziehen lassen, höret des HERRN Wort! 21 So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels, wider Ahab, den Sohn Kolajas, und wider Zidkija, den Sohn Maasejas, die euch Lügen weissagen in meinem Namen: Siehe, ich will sie geben in die Hand Nebukadnezars, des Königs von Babel. Der soll sie totschlagen lassen vor euren Augen, 22 sodass man ihre Namen zum Fluchwort machen wird unter allen Weggeführten aus Juda, die in Babel sind, und sagen: Der HERR tue an dir wie an Zidkija und Ahab, die der König von Babel im Feuer rösten ließ, 23 weil sie eine Schandtat in Israel begingen und trieben Ehebruch mit den Frauen ihrer Nächsten und predigten Lüge in meinem Namen, was ich ihnen nicht befohlen hatte. Solches weiß ich und bezeuge es, spricht der HERR.

Jeremia und Schemaja

24 Und wider Schemaja von Nehelam sollst du sagen: 25 So spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Weil du unter deinem Namen Briefe gesandt hast an alles Volk, das in Jerusalem ist, an den Priester Zefanja, den Sohn Maasejas, und an alle Priester und gesagt: (Jer 21,1) 26 Der HERR hat dich zum Priester bestellt anstatt des Priesters Jojada, dass du Aufseher sein sollst im Hause des HERRN über alle Wahnsinnigen und Weissager, dass du sie in Block und Eisen legst, – (Jer 20,2) 27 nun, warum strafst du dann nicht Jeremia von Anatot, der euch weissagt? 28 Hat er doch zu uns nach Babel geschickt und sagen lassen: Es wird noch lange währen; baut Häuser und wohnt darin, pflanzt Gärten und esst ihre Früchte. 29 So hatte Zefanja, der Priester, diesen Brief dem Propheten Jeremia vorgelesen. 30 Da geschah des HERRN Wort zu Jeremia: 31 Sende hin zu allen Weggeführten und lass ihnen sagen: So spricht der HERR wider Schemaja von Nehelam: Weil euch Schemaja weissagt – und ich habe ihn doch nicht gesandt – und macht, dass ihr auf Lügen vertraut, 32 darum, so spricht der HERR: Siehe, ich will Schemaja von Nehelam heimsuchen samt seinen Nachkommen, dass keiner von den Seinen unter diesem Volk bleiben soll. Und er soll das Gute nicht sehen, das ich meinem Volk tun will, spricht der HERR; denn er hat es mit seiner Rede vom HERRN abgewendet. (5Mo 13,6; Jer 28,16)

King James Version

1 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; 2 (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;) 3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; 5 Build ye houses, and dwell in them ; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; 6 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. 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. 10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me , when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 15 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon; 16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; 17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: 19 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them ; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 20 Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: 21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; 23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. 24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 26 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? 28 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. 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.

English Standard Version

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Jeremiah’s Letter to the Exiles

1 These are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders of the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. (Jer 23,33; Hes 8,1) 2 This was after King Jeconiah and the queen mother, the eunuchs, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metal workers had departed from Jerusalem. (2Kön 24,12; 2Kön 24,14; Jer 24,1) 3 The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. It said: (1Chr 6,13; 2Chr 34,8) 4 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. (Jer 29,28) 6 Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. 7 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. (Esr 6,10; 1Tim 2,1; 1Tim 2,2) 8 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are among you deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that they dream,^[1] (Jer 5,31; Jer 6,14; Jer 27,9; Jer 27,15)

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9 for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD. (Jer 5,31; Jer 29,31) 10 “For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. (Jer 24,6; Jer 25,12; Jer 27,22; Jer 33,14)

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11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare^[2] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jes 55,8; Jes 55,9; Jer 31,17) 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. (Jer 33,3; Dan 9,3) 13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. (3Mo 26,39; 5Mo 4,29; 5Mo 30,1; 2Chr 15,2; Ps 32,6; Ps 78,34; Spr 8,17; Jes 55,6; Jer 24,7; Hos 3,5)

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14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile. (Jer 8,3; Jer 23,3; Jer 30,3) 15 “Because you have said, ‘The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,’ 16 thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, and concerning all the people who dwell in this city, your kinsmen who did not go out with you into exile: (Jer 22,2) 17 ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, behold, I am sending on them sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like vile figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten. (Jer 24,8; Jer 24,10) 18 I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a terror, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, (Jer 15,4; Jer 18,16; Jer 24,9; Jer 29,14; Jer 29,17; Jer 42,18)

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19 because they did not pay attention to my words, declares the LORD, that I persistently sent to you by my servants the prophets, but you would not listen, declares the LORD.’ (Jer 25,4) 20 Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon: (Jer 24,5) 21 ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes. (Jer 14,14; Jer 29,9) 22 Because of them this curse shall be used by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon: “The LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire,” (Jes 65,15; Jer 24,9; Dan 3,6) 23 because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.’” (Jer 23,14; Mal 3,5)

Shemaiah’s False Prophecy

24 To Shemaiah of Nehelam you shall say: (Jer 29,31) 25 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, (2Kön 25,18; Jer 21,1; Jer 35,4) 26 ‘The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the LORD over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons. (2Kön 9,11; Jer 20,1; Jer 20,2; Apg 26,24)

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27 Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you? (Jer 1,1; Jer 32,7) 28 For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, “Your exile will be long; build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their produce.”’” (Jer 29,5) 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. (Jer 29,25) 30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: (Jer 29,1) 31 “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie, (Jer 5,31; Jer 29,9; Jer 29,24) 32 therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the LORD, for he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.’” (Jer 17,6; Jer 28,16; Jer 29,31)