Jeremiah 29 in the early church
[Vulgate: Jeremias]
43 passages quote, allude to, or echo Jeremiah 29, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 4 · 5 · 7 · 8 · 10 · 12 · 14 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 30 · 31
Jeremiah 29:1
This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:1 | Miscellanies 3.10.70 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Jer 29:1 | Demonstration 19.8 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jer 29:1–7 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.63 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:4
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles who were carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:4–7 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 12.36 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
Jeremiah 29:5
“Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:5–10 | Demonstration 19.8 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jer 29:5 | Sermon 51.14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Jer 29:5–9 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.68 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:7
Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:7 | Sermon 51.14 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Jer 29:7 | On Catechizing the Uninstructed 21 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–405 |
| Jer 29:7 (36:7 LXX) | City of God 19.26 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Jeremiah 29:8
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:8–9 | Demonstration 19.8 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jer 29:8–9 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.64 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:10
For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.
Jeremiah 29:12
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:12 | Liber Orsiesii 37 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
Jeremiah 29:14
I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and I will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which I have banished you, declares the LORD. I will restore you to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:14–20 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.66 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:21
This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:21–24 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.4 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jer 29:21–23 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.67 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:22
Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:22 (36:22 LXX) | Letter to Africanus 9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240–245 |
| Jer 29:22 | Letter 54.10 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 29:22 | Letter 65.2 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Jer 29:22 (36:22 LXX) | Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.6 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
Jeremiah 29:23
For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:23 (36:23 LXX) | Letter to Africanus 10 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 240–245 |
Jeremiah 29:24
You are to tell Shemaiah the Nehelamite that
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:24–28 | Demonstration 14.45 · Aphrahat | allusion, high confidence | 337-345 |
| Jer 29:24–29 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.68 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:30
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:30–32 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.69 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
Jeremiah 29:31
“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jer 29:31–32 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.2.4 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Jer 29:31 | Commentary on Jeremiah 5.68 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |