Jeremiah 29:16 meaning and explanation
this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile—
Jeremiah 29:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah is writing from Jerusalem to the Judeans already deported to Babylon. Many exiles believed that those left behind in Jerusalem, with King Zedekiah still on David's throne, were the blessed remnant and that the exile would end quickly.
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