Reference

Jeremiah 29:4

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“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;”
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(After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)

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By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

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Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon;

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Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

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Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes a historical event, its primary purpose is to address the captives, not to explicitly predict the event in a prophetic sense, which would be necessary for "literal fulfillment."

Prophecy Fulfilled Literally

The verse itself is a direct address to those already in exile, not a prediction of a future event. While it acknowledges a past literal fulfillment of a prophetic warning (the exile), it is not *itself* a prophecy of that event. Therefore, tagging it as "Prophecy Fulfilled Literally" might be a misapplication, as it describes a current state rather than foretelling a future one.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse states that the Lord of hosts is speaking, but it does not describe *how* this communication is being delivered to Jeremiah or any other prophet. It focuses on the content and recipient of the message, not the method of its revelation.

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Cross-References

Ezekiel 17:9Thematic

“Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.”

Jeremiah 24:5Thematic

“Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good.”

Amos 3:6Thematic

“Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?”

Isaiah 10:5Thematic

“O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.”

Isaiah 59:1Thematic

“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:”

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