Jeremiah 27 · Verse 18

Jeremiah 27:18

But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
Jeremiah 27:18, King James Version

Jeremiah 27:18 in other translations

BSBIf they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.
WEBBut if they are prophets, and if the LORD’s word is with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of Armies, that the vessels which are left in the LORD’s house, in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, don’t go to Babylon.
ASVBut if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
YLT‘And, if they be prophets, and if a word of Jehovah be with them, let them intercede, I pray you, with Jehovah of Hosts, so that the vessels that are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, have not gone into Babylon.
DARBYBut if they be prophets, and if the word of Jehovah be with them, let them now make intercession to Jehovah of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.
BBEBut if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make request to the Lord of armies that the vessels which are still in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and at Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.
WebsterBut if they are prophets, and if the word of the LORD is with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

What does Jeremiah 27:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. at Jerusalem--that is, in other houses containing such vessels, besides the house of God and the king's palace. Nebuzara-dan, captain of the guard under Nebuchadnezzar, carried all away (2Ki 25:13-17; 2Ch 36:18). The more costly vessels had been previously removed in the reigns of Jehoiakim and Jeconiah.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 27:12-18

Jeremiah persuades the king of Judah to surrender to the king of Babylon. Is it their wisdom to submit to the heavy iron yoke of a cruel tyrant, that they may secure their lives; and is it not much more our wisdom to submit to the pleasant and easy yoke of our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, that we may secure our souls? It were well if sinners would be afraid of the destruction threatened against all who will not…

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Jeremiah 27:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
נְבִאִ֣יםne.vi.'Im[are] prophetsH5030
הֵ֔םHemtheyH1992
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
יֵ֥שׁyeshthereH3426
דְּבַר\־de.var-[is] [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אִתָּ֑ם'i.Tamwith themH854
יִפְגְּעוּ\־yif.ge.'u-let them entreatH6293
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
בַּֽיהוָ֣הba.Yah.weh<in> YahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
לְבִלְתִּי\־le.vil.ti-to notH1115
בֹ֜אוּVo.'ugoH935
הַכֵּלִ֣ים\׀ha.ke.Limthe articlesH3627
הַנּוֹתָרִ֣יםha.no.ta.Rimwhich remainH3498
בְּבֵית\־be.veit-in [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּבֵ֨יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
מֶ֧לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.Limand in JerusalemH3389
בָּבֶֽלָה\׃\ \פba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 27:18

  • 1 Samuel 7:8

    And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Samuel 12:23

    Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

  • Jeremiah 18:20

    Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

  • 1 Samuel 12:19

    And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

  • 1 Kings 18:24

    And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.

  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  • Job 42:8-9

    Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job.

  • Ezekiel 22:30

    And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:20

    And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

  • Genesis 18:24-33

    Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: …

  • James 5:16-18

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

  • Malachi 1:9

    And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the Lord of hosts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they.
1Ki 18:24,26
let them.
7:16; 15:1; 18:20; 42:2; Ge 18:24-33; 20:17; 1Sa 7:8; 12:19,23
2Ch 32:20; Job 42:8,9; Eze 14:14,18-20; 22:30; Mal 1:9; Jas 5:16-18

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Context

  • Jeremiah 27:17

    Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

  • Jeremiah 27:18

    But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 27:19

    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,

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Jeremiah 27:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y si ellos son profetas, y si es con ellos palabra de Jehová, oren ahora á Jehová de los ejércitos, que los vasos que han quedado en la casa de Jehová y en la casa del rey de Judá y en Jerusalem, no vayan á Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et s’ils sont prophètes, et si la parole de l’ Éternel est avec eux, qu’ils intercèdent auprès de l’ Éternel des armées, afin que les ustensiles qui restent dans la maison de l’ Éternel, et dans la maison du roi de Juda, et à Jérusalem, n’aillent point à Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn sie aber Propheten sind, und wenn das Wort Jehovas bei ihnen ist, so mögen sie doch bei Jehova der Heerscharen Fürbitte tun, damit die Geräte, welche im Hause Jehovas und im Hause des Königs von Juda und in Jerusalem übriggeblieben sind, nicht nach Babel kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et si prophetæ sunt, et est verbum Domini in eis, occurrant Domino exercituum, ut non veniant vasa quæ derelicta fuerant in domo Domini, et in domo regis Juda, et in Jerusalem, in Babylonem.