Jeremiah 29:29 (DBY)

Passage

And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:27 And now, why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, who maketh himself a prophet to you?

Jeremiah 29:28 Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us in Babylon, saying, It will be long; build houses, and dwell [in them], and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

Jeremiah 29:29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 29:30 And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 29:31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he hath caused you to trust in falsehood;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "zephaniah", "priest", "read", "letter", "ears", "prophet", and "jeremiah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "zephaniah" and "priest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Forasmuch as he hath sent unto us..." into verse 30's "And the word of Jehovah came unto...", so "zephaniah" and "priest" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "zephaniah" and "priest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.