Jeremiah 28:6

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 restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’” 5Then the prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD. “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. 7Nevertheless, listen now to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8The prophets of old who preceded you and me prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.

Jeremiah 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

• Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
• ·נָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• May the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• fulfillקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• you have prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• and may He restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• the articlesכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the exilesגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
• backאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:6

• Numbers 5:22May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
• Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
• 1 Kings 1:36“Amen,” replied Benaiah son of Jehoiada. “May the LORD, the God of my lord the king, so declare it.
• 1 Chronicles 16:36Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
• Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
• Psalms 89:52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
• Psalms 106:48Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
• 2 Corinthians 1:20For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
• Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
• Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
• Revelation 5:14And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
• Revelation 19:4And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 28:6

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• Babylon
• Jeremiah
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Amen
• Hananiah
• Jeremiah (1)
• Yoke
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

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