Jeremiah 28 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 28:6

Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
Jeremiah 28:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 28:6 in other translations

BSB“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
WEBeven the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the LORD do so. May the LORD perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all those who are captives, from Babylon to this place.
ASVeven the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Jehovah do so; Jehovah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Jehovah’s house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon unto this place.
YLTYea, Jeremiah the prophet saith, ‘Amen! so may Jehovah do; Jehovah establish thy words that thou hast prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the house of Jehovah and all the removal from Babylon, unto this place.
DARBYAnd the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen, may Jehovah do so! may Jehovah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again from Babylon, into this place, the vessels of Jehovah's house, and all them of the captivity!
BBEThe prophet Jeremiah said, So be it: may the Lord do so: may the Lord give effect to the words which you have said, and let the vessels of the Lord's house, and all the people who have been taken away, come back from Babylon to this place.
WebsterEven the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD'S house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

What does Jeremiah 28:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Amen--Jeremiah prays for the people, though constrained to prophesy against them (1Ki 1:36). The event was the appointed test between contradictory predictions (De 18:21, 22). "Would that what you say were true!" I prefer the safety of my country even to my own estimation. The prophets had no pleasure in announcing God's judgment, but did so as a matter of stern duty, not thereby divesting themselves of their natural feelings of sorrow for their country's woe. Compare Ex 32:32; Ro 9:3, as instances of how God's servants, intent only on the glory of God and the salvation of the country, forgot self and uttered wishes in a state of feeling transported out of themselves. So Jeremiah wished not to diminish aught from the word of God, though as a Jew he uttered the wish for his people [Calvin].

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Amen; the Lord do so - O that it might be according to thy word! May the people find this to be true!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 28:1-9

A false prophet opposes Jeremiah. (Jr 28:1-9) The false prophet warned of his approaching death. (Jr 28:10-17) Verses 1-9 Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. Here is not a word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal mercies, in God's name, but makes no mention of the spiritual mercies which God always promised with earthly blessings. This was not the first time Jeremiah had…

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Jeremiah 28:6 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.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִרְמְיָ֣הyir.me.YahJeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
אָמֵ֕ן'a.MenamenH543
כֵּ֖ןkenthusH3651
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehmay he doH6213
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יָקֵ֤םya.Kemmay he carry outH6965
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khawords yourH1697
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
נִבֵּ֗אתָni.Be.tayou have prophesiedH5012
לְהָשִׁ֞יבle.ha.Shivby bringing backH7725
כְּלֵ֤יke.Lei[the] articles ofH3627
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.Lahthe exile[s]H1473
מִבָּבֶ֖לmi.ba.Velfrom BabylonH894
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 28:6

  • Psalms 41:13

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

  • 1 Kings 1:36

    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the Lord God of my lord the king say so too.

  • Jeremiah 11:5

    That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:20

    For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

  • Psalms 106:48

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:16

    Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

  • 1 Chronicles 16:36

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.

  • Revelation 19:4

    And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

  • Numbers 5:22

    And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

  • Matthew 6:13

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

  • Jeremiah 28:3

    Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

  • Psalms 72:19

    And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amen.
Nu 5:22; De 27:15-26; 1Ki 1:36; 1Ch 16:36; Ps 41:13; 72:19; 89:52
Ps 106:48; Mt 6:13; 28:20; 1Co 14:16; 2Co 1:20; Re 1:18; 3:14; 5:14
Re 19:4; 22:20,21
the Lord perform.
3; 11:5; 17:16; 18:20

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Context

  • Jeremiah 28:5

    Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the Lord,

  • Jeremiah 28:6

    Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

  • Jeremiah 28:7

    Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

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Jeremiah 28:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Jeremías profeta: Amén, así lo haga Jehová. Confirme Jehová tus palabras, con las cuales profetizaste que los vasos de la casa de Jehová, y todos los trasportados, han de ser tornados de Babilonia á este lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jérémie le prophète dit: Amen! Qu’ainsi fasse l’ Éternel! Que l’ Éternel confirme tes paroles, que tu as prophétisées, pour faire revenir de Babylone en ce lieu les ustensiles de la maison de l’ Éternel et tous les captifs!
German
Elberfelder 1871		und der Prophet Jeremia sprach: Amen, Jehova tue also! Jehova bestätige deine Worte, die du geweissagt hast, daß er die Geräte des Hauses Jehovas und alle Weggeführten von Babel an diesen Ort zurückbringe!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et ait Jeremias propheta: Amen! sic faciat Dominus: suscitet Dominus verba tua quæ prophetasti, ut referantur vasa in domum Domini, et omnis transmigratio de Babylone ad locum istum.