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Jeremiah 20:5
5I will give away all the wealth of this city, all its products and valuables. Indeed, I will hand all the treasures of the kings of Judah over to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon.
Jeremiah 20:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
- New International Version (NIV)I will deliver all the wealth of this city into the hands of their enemies—all its products, all its valuables and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. They will take it away as plunder and carry it off to Babylon.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I will give all the wealth of the city, all its gains, all its prized belongings, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah into the hand of their enemies, who shall plunder them and seize them and carry them to Babylon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover I will deliver all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its precious things; all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give into the hand of their enemies, who will plunder them, seize them, and carry them to Babylon.
Context of Jeremiah 20:5
3The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call you Pashhur, but Terror Is on Every Side, 4for this is what the Lord says, ‘I am about to make you a terror to both yourself and those you love. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will deport them to Babylon and put them to the sword. I will give away all the wealth of this city, all its products and valuables. Indeed, I will hand all the treasures of the kings of Judah over to their enemies. They will plunder them, seize them, and carry them off to Babylon. 6As for you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house, you will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon. There you will die, and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied lies.’” 7You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived. You seized me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all the time; everyone ridicules me.
Read all of Jeremiah 20Jeremiah 20:5 word by word
וְנָתַתִּ֗י אֶת־כָּל־חֹ֙סֶן֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת־כָּל־יְגִיעָ֖הּ וְאֶת־כָּל־יְקָרָ֑הּ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־אוֹצְר֜וֹת מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְזָזוּם֙ וּלְקָח֔וּם וֶהֱבִיא֖וּם בָּבֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover I will deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- all the strengthחֹ֫סֶןchôsen · wealthH2633
- of this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- and all the laboursיְגִיעַyegîya‛ · toilH3018
- thereof, and all the precious thingsיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366
- thereof, and all the treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- of the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- which shall spoilבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
- them, and takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- them, and carryבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- them to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
Cross-references for Jeremiah 20:5
- Jeremiah 3:24From the time of our youth the shameful one has consumed what our ancestors have worked for — their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.
- Jeremiah 4:20Disaster after disaster is reported because the whole land is destroyed. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my tent curtains, in a moment.
- Jeremiah 12:12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the Lord has a sword that devours from one end of the earth to the other. No one has peace.
- Jeremiah 15:13I will give up your wealth and your treasures as plunder, without cost, for all your sins in all your borders.
- Jeremiah 24:8“But as for the bad figs, so bad they are inedible, this is what the Lord says: In this way I will deal with King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem — those remaining in this land or living in the land of Egypt.
- Jeremiah 27:19For this is what the Lord of Armies says about the pillars, the basin, the water carts, and the rest of the articles that still remain in this city,
- Jeremiah 32:3King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why are you prophesying as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.
- Jeremiah 39:2In the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.
- Jeremiah 52:7Then the city was broken into, and all the warriors fled. They left the city at night by way of the city gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans surrounded the city. They made their way along the route to the Arabah.
- 2 Kings 20:17‘Look, the days are coming when everything in your palace and all that your predecessors have stored up until today will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.
- 2 Kings 24:12King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 25:13Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars of the Lord’s temple, the water carts, and the bronze basin, which were in the Lord’s temple, and carried the bronze to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10In the spring Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable articles of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Lamentations 1:7During the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious belongings that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into the adversary’s hand, she had no one to help. The adversaries looked at her, laughing over her downfall.
- Lamentations 4:12The kings of the earth and all the world’s inhabitants did not believe that an enemy or adversary could enter Jerusalem’s gates.
- Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 20:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5All the strength - “All the stores.” The labors - The gains of the citizens.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5This is the first time Jeremiah names Babylon as the country whose armies will invade Judah and take the people into exile. The invaders will take the precious jewels, gold, and silver, leaving Judah without resources.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. strength--that is, resources. labours--fruits of labor, gain, wealth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 20
- 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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