Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Build ye houses and dwell in them, - And plant ye gardens and eat the fruit thereof;

New American Standard Bible

Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their produce.

King James Version

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Holman Bible

“Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

International Standard Version

"Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce.

A Conservative Version

Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

American Standard Version

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Amplified

‘Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Bible in Basic English

Go on building houses and living in them, and planting gardens and using the fruit of them;

Darby Translation

Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Julia Smith Translation

Build ye houses and dwell; and plant gardens and eat their fruit:

King James 2000

Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Lexham Expanded Bible

'Build houses and live [in them], and plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Modern King James verseion

Build houses and live in them; and plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Build you houses to dwell therein; plant you gardens, that ye may enjoy the fruits thereof;

NET Bible

Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat what they produce.

New Heart English Bible

'Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat their fruit.

Webster

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

World English Bible

Build houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Youngs Literal Translation

Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

ye houses
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and dwell
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in them and plant
נטע 
Nata` 
Usage: 58

גּנּה 
Gannah 
Usage: 12

and eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the fruit
פּרי 
P@riy 
Usage: 119

Context Readings

Jeremiah's Letter To The Exiles In Babylon

4 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, Unto all the captivity whom I have suffered to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 Build ye houses and dwell in them, - And plant ye gardens and eat the fruit thereof; 6 Take ye wives and beget sons and daughters, And take wives, for your sons, and, your daughters, give ye to husbands, That they may bear sons and daughters, - And so become ye many there and do not become few;

Cross References

Jeremiah 29:28

For, on this account, hath he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, - 'Tis, long! Build ye houses and dwell in them, And plant gardens and eat the fruit thereof.

Jeremiah 29:10

For, thus, saith Yahweh, - That as soon as there are fulfilled to Babylon seventy years, I will visit you, - and establish for you my good word, by causing you to return unto this place.

Ezekiel 28:26

Yea they shall dwell thereupon securely, Yea shall bud houses, and plant vineyards, and dwell securely, - When I have executed judgments on all that despised them on every side of them, So shall they know that, I, Yahweh am their God

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