Jeremiah 29 · Verse 22

Jeremiah 29:22

And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
Jeremiah 29:22, King James Version

Jeremiah 29:22 in other translations

BSBBecause of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
WEBA curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’
ASVand of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
YLTAnd taken from them hath been a reviling by all the removed of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah doth set thee as Zedekiah, and as Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with fire;
DARBYAnd of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
BBEAnd their fate will be used as a curse by all the prisoners of Judah who are in Babylon, who will say, May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, who were burned in the fire by the king of Babylon;
WebsterAnd concerning them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

What does Jeremiah 29:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. shall be taken ... a curse--that is, a formula of imprecation. Lord make thee like Zedekiah--(Compare Ge 48:20; Is 65:15). roasted in the fire--a Chaldean punishment (Da 3:6).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29:20-32

Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a false hope, was worse; but pretending to rest their own lies upon the God of truth, was worst of all. They flattered others in their sins, because they could not reprove them without condemning themselves. The most secret sins are known to God; and there is a…

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Jeremiah 29:22 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.

וְלֻקַּ֤חve.lu.Kachand it will be takenH3947
מֵהֶם֙me.Hemfrom <the> them
קְלָלָ֔הke.la.Laha curseH7045
לְכֹל֙le.Kholby allH3605
גָּל֣וּתga.Lut[the] exile[s] ofH1546
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
בְּבָבֶ֖לbe.va.Vel[are] in BabylonH894
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
יְשִֽׂמְךָ֤ye.sim.Khamay he make youH7760
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
כְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּke.tzid.ki.Ya.hulike ZedekiahH6667
וּכְאֶחָ֔בu.khe.'e.Chavand like AhabH256
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
קָלָ֥םka.Lamhe roasted themH7033
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894
בָּאֵֽשׁ\׃ba.'Eshin the fireH784

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Cross references for Jeremiah 29:22

  • 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:

  • Daniel 3:6

    And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

  • Daniel 3:21

    Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  • Genesis 48:20

    And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

  • Ruth 4:11

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:

  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.

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shall be.
Ge 48:20; Ru 4:11; Isa 65:15; 1Co 16:22
roasted.
Da 3:6,21

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Context

  • Jeremiah 29:21

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;

  • Jeremiah 29:22

    And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

  • Jeremiah 29:23

    Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.

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Jeremiah 29:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y todos los trasportados de Judá que están en Babilonia, tomarán de ellos maldición, diciendo: Póngate Jehová como á Sedechîas y como á Achâb, los cuales asó al fuego el rey de Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et on se servira d’eux comme d’une malédiction parmi tous les transportés de Juda qui sont à Babylone, disant: L’ Éternel te rende comme Sédécias et Achab, que le roi de Babylone a grillés au feu, –
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und von ihnen wird ein Fluch entnommen werden seitens aller Weggeführten Judas, die in Babel sind, so daß man sagen wird: Jehova mache dich wie Zedekia und wie Ahab, welche der König von Babel im Feuer braten ließ!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et assumetur ex eis maledictio omni transmigrationi Juda quæ est in Babylone, dicentium: Ponat te Dominus sicut Sedeciam et sicut Achab, quos frixit rex Babylonis in igne: