Jeremiah 29:27 (YLT)

Passage

And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:25 Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, saying, Because that thou hast sent in thy name letters unto all the people who <FI>are<Fi> in Jerusalem, and unto Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and unto all the priests, saying,

Jeremiah 29:26 Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.

Jeremiah 29:27 And now, why hast thou not pushed against Jeremiah of Anathoth, who is making himself a prophet to you?

Jeremiah 29:28 Because that he hath sent unto us to Babylon, saying, It <FI>is<Fi> long, build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit.'

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hast", "thou", "pushed", "against", "jeremiah", "anathoth", "making", and "himself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hast" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of..." into verse 28's "Because that he hath sent unto us...", so "hast" and "thou" 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 "hast" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.