Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 28:6
6The prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do that. May the Lord make the words you have prophesied come true and may he restore the articles of the Lord’s temple and all the exiles from Babylon to 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 restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon’ — this is the Lord’s declaration — ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’” 5The prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the temple of the Lord. The prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do that. May the Lord make the words you have prophesied come true and may he restore the articles of the Lord’s temple and all the exiles from Babylon to this place! 7Only listen to this message I am speaking in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, disaster, and plague against many lands and great kingdoms.
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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Even the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- performקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- thy wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- which thou hast prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- to bring againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- the vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- and all that is carried away captiveגּוֹלָהgôlâh gôlâh · captivityH1473
- from Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- into this placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
Cross-references for Jeremiah 28:6
- Numbers 5:22May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach, causing your belly to swell and your womb to shrivel.’ “And the woman will reply, ‘Amen, Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen!’
- 1 Kings 1:36“Amen,” Benaiah son of Jehoiada replied to the king. “May the Lord, the God of my lord the king, so affirm it.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”
- Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen.
- Psalms 72:19Blessed be his glorious name forever; the whole earth is filled with his glory. Amen and amen.
- Psalms 89:52Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen and amen.
- Psalms 106:48Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
- Matthew 6:13And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you praise with the spirit, how will the outsider say “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you are saying?
- 2 Corinthians 1:20For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in him. Therefore, through him we also say “Amen” to the glory of God.
- Revelation 1:18and the Living One. I was dead, but look — I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades.
- Revelation 3:14“Write to the angel of the church in Laodicea: Thus says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the originator of God’s creation:
- Revelation 5:14The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
- Revelation 19:4Then the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who is seated 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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