American Standard Version
Jeremiah 28:6
6even 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.
Jeremiah 28:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He said, “Amen! May the Lord do so! May the Lord fulfill the words you have prophesied by bringing the articles of the Lord’s house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the prophet Jeremiah said, "Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles.
- New King James Version (NKJV)and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! The Lord do so; the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord’s house and all who were carried away captive, from Babylon to this place.
Context of Jeremiah 28:6
4and I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went to Babylon, saith Jehovah; for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 5Then 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 Jehovah, even 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. 7Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people: 8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.
Read all of Jeremiah 28Jeremiah 28:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יִרְמְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֔יא אָמֵ֕ן כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה יָקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִבֵּ֗אתָ לְהָשִׁ֞יב כְּלֵ֤י בֵית־יְהוָה֙ וְכָל־הַגּוֹלָ֔ה מִבָּבֶ֖ל אֶל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
- prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
- soכֵּןkên · rightH3651
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:6
- Numbers 5:22and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:15Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- 1 Kings 1:36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: Jehovah, the God of my lord the king, say so too.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah.
- Psalms 41:13Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
- Psalms 72:19And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.
- Psalms 89:52Blessed be Jehovah for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
- Psalms 106:48Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.
- Matthew 6:13And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16Else if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?
- 2 Corinthians 1:20For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
- Revelation 1:18and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
- Revelation 3:14And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
- Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped.
- Revelation 19:4And the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 28:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Amen; the Lord do so - O that it might be according to thy word! May the people find this to be true!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Jeremiah‘s own wishes concurred with Hananiah‘s prediction, but asserts that that prediction was at variance with the language of the older prophets. Jeremiah 28:9 Then shall the prophet - Or, “shall be known as the prophet whom the Lord hath truly sent.”Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6Amen! (literally So be it!): Jeremiah would have been pleased if this prediction came true.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. 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…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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