Jeremiah 20 · Verse 5

Jeremiah 20:5

Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Jeremiah 20:5, King James Version

Jeremiah 20:5 in other translations

BSBI will give away all the wealth of this city—all its products and valuables, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah—to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.
WEBMoreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, yes, I will give all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies. They will make them captives, take them, and carry them to Babylon.
ASVMoreover I will give all the riches of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the precious things thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
YLTAnd I have given all the strength of this city, And all its labour, and all its precious things, Yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah I do give into the hand of their enemies, And they have spoiled them, and taken them, And have brought them into Babylon.
DARBYAnd, I will give all the wealth of this city, and all its gains, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah, will I give into the hand of their enemies; and they shall make them a prey, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
BBEAnd more than this, I will give all the wealth of this town and all its profits and all its things of value, even all the stores of the kings of Judah will I give into the hands of their haters, who will put violent hands on them and take them away to Babylon.
WebsterMoreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all its labors, and all its precious things, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, who shall pillage them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

What does Jeremiah 20:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. strength--that is, resources. labours--fruits of labor, gain, wealth.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 20:1-6

The doom of Pashur, who ill-treated the prophet. (Jr 20:1-6) Jeremiah complains of hard usage. (Jr 20:7-13) He regrets his ever having been born. (Jr 20:14-18) Verses 1-6 Pashur smote Jeremiah, and put him in the stocks. Jeremiah was silent till God put a word into his mouth. To confirm this, Pashur has a name given him, "Fear on every side." It speaks a man not only in distress, but in despair; not only in danger…

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Jeremiah 20:5 in the original Hebrew

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וְנָתַתִּ֗יve.na.ta.Tiand I will giveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֹ֙סֶן֙cho.sen[the] wealth ofH2633
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְגִיעָ֖הּye.gi.'Ahproperty itsH3018
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
יְקָרָ֑הּye.ka.Rahprecious thing itsH3366
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אוֹצְר֜וֹת'otz.Rot[the] treasures ofH214
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֶתֵּן֙'e.TenI will giveH5414
בְּיַ֣דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies theirH341
וּבְזָזוּם֙u.ve.za.Zumand they will plunder themH962
וּלְקָח֔וּםu.le.ka.Chumand they will take themH3947
וֶהֱבִיא֖וּםve.he.vi.'Umand they will bring themH935
בָּבֶֽלָה\׃ba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 20:5

  • Jeremiah 15:13

    Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.

  • Ezekiel 22:25

    There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:10

    And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 20:17-18

    Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  • Lamentations 1:10

    The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

  • 2 Kings 24:12-16

    And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. …

  • Jeremiah 17:3

    O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.

  • 2 Kings 25:13-17

    And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. …

  • Jeremiah 27:19-22

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem; They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

  • Jeremiah 24:8-10

    And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the Lord, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.

  • Jeremiah 39:2

    And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

  • Jeremiah 12:12

    The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will deliver.
3:24; 4:20; 12:12; 15:13; 24:8-10; 27:19-22; 32:3-5; 39:2,8; 52:7-23
2Ki 20:17,18; 24:12-16; 25:13-17; 2Ch 36:10,17-19; La 1:7,10
La 4:12; Eze 22:25; Da 1:2
labours.The word labours is here used for the produce of labour.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 20:4

    For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

  • Jeremiah 20:5

    Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 20:6

    And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies.

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Jeremiah 20:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entregaré asimismo toda la sustancia de esta ciudad, y todo su trabajo, y todas sus cosas preciosas; y daré todos los tesoros de los reyes de Judá en manos de sus enemigos, y los saquearán, y los tomarán, y llevaránlos á Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et je livrerai toutes les richesses de cette ville et tout son travail, et tout ce qu’elle a de précieux, et tous les trésors des rois de Juda, je les livrerai en la main de leurs ennemis; et ils les pilleront, et les prendront, et les emporteront à Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde den ganzen Reichtum dieser Stadt dahingeben und all ihren Erwerb und alle ihr Kostbarkeiten; und alle Schätze der Könige von Juda werde ich in die Hand ihrer Feinde geben; und sie werden sie plündern und wegnehmen und nach Babel bringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dabo universam substantiam civitatis hujus, et omnem laborem ejus, omneque pretium, et cunctos thesauros regum Juda dabo in manu inimicorum eorum: et diripient eos, et tollent, et ducent in Babylonem.