Jeremiah 37 · Verse 19

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
Jeremiah 37:19, King James Version

Jeremiah 37:19 in other translations

BSBWhere are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?
WEBNow where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you, nor against this land’?
ASVWhere now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
YLTAnd where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon doth not come in against you, and against this land?
DARBYAnd where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
BBEWhere now are your prophets who said to you, The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land?
WebsterWhere are now your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

What does Jeremiah 37:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. Where are now your prophets--The event has showed them to be liars; and, as surely as the king of Babylon has come already, notwithstanding their prophecy, so surely shall he return.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Where are now your prophets - They told you that the Chaldeans should not come; I told you they would. According to my word the Chaldeans are come, and are departed only for a short time.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 37:11-21

There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Is. 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 37:11-21 →

Jeremiah 37:19 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.

וְאַיֵּה֙ve.'ai.yovand where?H346
נְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔םne.Vi.'ei.Khem[are] prophets yourH5030
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
נִבְּא֥וּni.be.'Uthey prophesiedH5012
לָכֶ֖םla.Khemto <the> you
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יָבֹ֤אya.Vo'he will comeH935
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶל֙ba.VelBabylonH894
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
וְעַ֖לve.'Aland onH5921
הָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּֽאת\׃ha.Zot<the> thisH2063

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 37:19

  • Jeremiah 28:10-17

    Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. Then the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. …

  • Jeremiah 2:28

    But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

  • Jeremiah 6:14

    They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • 2 Kings 3:13

    And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

  • Jeremiah 8:11

    For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

  • Jeremiah 14:13-15

    Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

  • Jeremiah 28:1-5

    And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 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: And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. …

  • Jeremiah 23:17

    They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

  • Jeremiah 27:14-18

    Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? …

  • Jeremiah 29:31

    Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

  • Lamentations 2:14

    Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

  • Ezekiel 13:10-16

    Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Where.
2:28; De 32:36,37; 2Ki 3:13
your.
6:14; 8:11; 14:13-15; 23:17; 27:14-18; 28:1-5,10-17; 29:31; La 2:14
Eze 13:10-16

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Context

  • Jeremiah 37:18

    Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

  • Jeremiah 37:19

    Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

  • Jeremiah 37:20

    Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

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Jeremiah 37:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Y dónde están vuestros profetas que os profetizaban, diciendo: No vendrá el rey de Babilonia contra vosotros, ni contra esta tierra?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et où sont vos prophètes qui vous prophétisaient, disant: Le roi de Babylone ne viendra point contre vous, ni contre ce pays?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wo sind denn eure Propheten, die euch geweissagt und gesagt haben: Der König von Babel wird nicht über euch noch über dieses Land kommen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nunc ergo audi, obsecro, domine mi rex: valeat deprecatio mea in conspectu tuo, et ne me remittas in domum Jonathan scribæ, ne moriar ibi.