Jeremiah 29 · Verse 18

Jeremiah 29:18

And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
Jeremiah 29:18, King James Version

Jeremiah 29:18 in other translations

BSBI will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.
WEBI will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,
ASVAnd I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them;
YLTAnd I have pursued after them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have given them for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them,
DARBYAnd I will pursue them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will give them over to be driven hither and thither into all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I will drive them:
BBEI will go after them, attacking them with the sword and with need of food and with disease, and will make them a cause of fear to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse and a wonder and a surprise and a name of shame among all the nations where I have sent them:
WebsterAnd I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

What does Jeremiah 29:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. removed to all ... kingdoms--(Jr 15:4; De 28:25). curse, &c.--(Jr 29:6; 18:16; 19:8).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29:8-19

Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God. False prophets flatter people in their sins, because they love to be flattered; and they speak smoothly to their prophets, that their prophets may speak smoothly to them. God promises that they should return after seventy years were accomplished. By this it…

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Jeremiah 29:18 in the original Hebrew

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וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ve.ra.daf.Tiand I will pursueH7291
אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter themH310
בַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revwith the swordH2719
בָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'Avwith <the> famineH7458
וּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verand with <the> pestilenceH1698
וּנְתַתִּ֨יםu.ne.ta.Timand I will make themH5414
לְזַעֲוָ֜הliz.va.'ahinto a terrorH2189
לְכֹ֣ל\׀le.Kholto allH3605
מַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
לְאָלָ֤הle.'a.Lahinto a curseH423
וּלְשַׁמָּה֙u.le.sha.Mahand into a wasteH8047
וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣הve.lish.re.Kahand into a hissingH8322
וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הu.le.cher.Pahand into a reproachH2781
בְּכָל\־be.kholamong allH3605
הַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.Yimthe nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
הִדַּחְתִּ֥יםhi.dach.TimI have banished themH5080
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

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Cross references for Jeremiah 29:18

  • Jeremiah 42:18

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:8

    Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

  • Jeremiah 15:4

    And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 34:17

    Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Jeremiah 24:9

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:25

    The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • Lamentations 2:15-16

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

  • Jeremiah 25:9

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

  • Isaiah 65:15

    And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

  • Ezekiel 12:15

    And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

  • 1 Kings 9:7-8

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Luke 21:24

    And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will deliver.
15:4; 24:9; 34:17; Le 26:33; De 28:25,64; 2Ch 29:8; Ps 44:11
Eze 6:8; 12:15; 22:15; 36:19; Am 9:9; Zec 7:14; Lu 21:24
to be a curse. Heb. for a curse.
22; 19:8; 25:9; 26:6; 42:18; De 29:21-28; 1Ki 9:7,8; 2Ch 7:19-22; 29:8
Isa 65:15; La 2:15,16

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Context

  • Jeremiah 29:17

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

  • Jeremiah 29:18

    And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:

  • Jeremiah 29:19

    Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 29:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y perseguirélos con espada, con hambre y con pestilencia; y darélos por escarnio á todos los reinos de la tierra, por maldición y por espanto, y por silbo y por afrenta á todas la gentes á las cuales los habré arrojado;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je les poursuivrai avec l’épée, avec la famine, et avec la peste; et je les livrerai pour être chassés çà et là par tous les royaumes de la terre, – et à l’exécration, et à la désolation, et au sifflement, et à l’opprobre, dans toutes les nations où je les chasserai;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich will ihnen nachjagen mit dem Schwerte, mit dem Hunger und mit der Pest; und ich will sie zur Mißhandlung hingeben allen Königreichen der Erde, zum Fluch und zum Entsetzen und zum Gezisch und zum Hohn unter allen Nationen, wohin ich sie vertrieben habe:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et persequar eos in gladio, et in fame, et in pestilentia: et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terræ: in maledictionem, et in stuporem, et in sibilum, et in opprobrium cunctis gentibus ad quas ego ejeci eos,