Jeremiah 29:29 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Jeremiah 29:30 And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 29:31 `Send unto all the removal, saying, Thus said Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah prophesied to you, and I--I have not sent him, and he doth cause you to trust on falsehood,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "zephaniah", "priest", "readeth", "letter", "ears", "jeremiah", and "prophet". 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 "Because that he hath sent unto us..." into verse 30's "And there is a word of Jehovah...", 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.