Jeremiah 29:30 (DRB)

Passage

And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:28 For he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying: It is a long time: build ye houses, and dwell in them: and plant gardens, and eat the fruits of them.

Jeremiah 29:29 So Sophonias the priest read this letter, in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet.

Jeremiah 29:30 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:

Jeremiah 29:31 Send to all them of the captivity, saying: Thus saith the Lord to Semeias the Nehelamite: Because Semeias hath prophesied to you, and I sent him not: and hath caused you to trust in a lie:

Jeremiah 29:32 Therefore thus saith the Lord: behold I will visit upon Semeias the Nehelamite, and upon his seed: he shall not have a man to sit in the midst of this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, saith the Lord: because he hath spoken treason against the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "lord", "came", "jeremiah", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "So Sophonias the priest read this letter..." into verse 31's "Send to all them of the captivity...", so "word" and "lord" 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 "word" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.