The Meaning of Jeremiah 29:5 Explained

Jeremiah 29:5

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

YLT: Build ye houses, and abide; and plant ye gardens, and eat their fruit;

Darby: Build houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 29:5?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 29:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 29:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 29:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Jeremiah 29:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 29:1-32 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 29

1  Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,
8  and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;
10  and that they shall return with grace after seventy years
15  He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience
20  He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets
24  Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah
30  Jeremiah foretells his doom

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 29:5 mean?

Build houses and dwell [in them] and plant gardens and eat - their fruit
בְּנ֥וּ בָתִּ֖ים וְשֵׁ֑בוּ וְנִטְע֣וּ גַנּ֔וֹת וְאִכְל֖וּ אֶת־ פִּרְיָֽן

בְּנ֥וּ  Build 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בָתִּ֖ים  houses 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וְשֵׁ֑בוּ  and  dwell  [in  them] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וְנִטְע֣וּ  and  plant 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: נָטַע  
Sense: to plant, fasten, fix, establish.
גַנּ֔וֹת  gardens 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: גַּנָּה  
Sense: garden, orchard.
וְאִכְל֖וּ  and  eat 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פִּרְיָֽן  their  fruit 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine plural
Root: פְּרִי  
Sense: fruit.

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