Jeremiah 29:18

Jeremiah 29:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
• New International Version (NIV)I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse and an object of horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a terror, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

Context of Jeremiah 29:18

16But this is what the Lord says concerning the king sitting on David’s throne and concerning all the people living in this city — that is, concerning your brothers who did not go with you into exile. 17This is what the Lord of Armies says: “I am about to send sword, famine, and plague against them, and I will make them like rotten figs that are inedible because they are so bad. I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth — a curse and a desolation, an object of scorn and a disgrace among all the nations where I have banished them. 19I will do this because they have not listened to my words” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “the words that I sent to them with my servants the prophets time and time again. And you too have not listened.” This is the Lord’s declaration. 20Hear the word of the Lord, all you exiles I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:18 word by word

וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם בַּחֶ֖רֶב בָּרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וּנְתַתִּ֨ים לְזַעֲוָ֜ה לְכֹ֣ל׀ מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֗רֶץ לְאָלָ֤ה וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣ה וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will persecuteרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• themאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• with the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• with the famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• and with the pestilenceדֶּ֫בֶרdeber · pestilenceH1698
• and will deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• them to be removedזְוָעָהzevâ‛âh · tremblingH2113
• them to be removedזַעֲוָהza‛ăvâh · horrorH2189
• to all the kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• to be a curseאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• and an astonishmentשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: appalledH8047
• and an hissingשְׁרֵקָהsherêqâh · hissingH8322
• and a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• among all the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• whither I have drivenנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080

Cross-references for Jeremiah 29:18

• Jeremiah 15:4I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, for what he did in Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 24:9I will make them an object of horror and a disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, an example for disgrace, scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.
• Jeremiah 34:17“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed me by proclaiming freedom, each for his fellow Hebrew and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you — this is the Lord’s declaration — to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.
• Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw a sword to chase after you. So your land will become desolate, and your cities will become ruins.
• Deuteronomy 28:25The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• 2 Chronicles 29:8Therefore, the wrath of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you see with your own eyes.
• Psalms 44:11You hand us over to be eaten like sheep and scatter us among the nations.
• Ezekiel 6:8“Yet I will leave a remnant when you are scattered among the nations, for throughout the countries there will be some of you who will escape the sword.
• Ezekiel 12:15They will know that I am the Lord when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
• Ezekiel 22:15I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you among the countries; I will purge your uncleanness.
• Ezekiel 36:19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered among the countries. I judged them according to their conduct and actions.
• Amos 9:9for I am about to give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as one shakes a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
• Zechariah 7:14I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.”
• Luke 21:24They will be killed by the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Jeremiah 29:22Based on what happens to them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will create a curse that says, ‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire! ’
• Jeremiah 19:8I will make this city desolate, an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and scoff because of all its wounds.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-20Verses 16-20 These verses are not in the Septuagint. But the text of the Septuagint is here throughout so brief and confused as to be explicable only on the supposition, that it represents what was left behind in Egypt when Jeremiah died, copied probably with extreme haste, and with no opportunity of careful collation afterward. On the other hand the Hebrew text represents no hurried transcript, but the original manuscript, and is especially trustworthy…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Let men beware how they call those prophets whom they choose after their own fancies, and how they consider their fancies and dreams to be revelations from God. False prophets flatter people in their sins, because they love to be flattered; and they speak smoothly to their prophets, that their prophets may speak smoothly to them. God promises that they should return after seventy years were accomplished. By this it appears, that the seventy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The Lord reminded the exiles in Babylon that those left in Jerusalem would also face disaster. The bad figs in Jerusalem would experience horror later (see Jeremiah 24:6–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. removed to all ... kingdoms--(Jr 15:4; De 28:25). curse, &c.--(Jr 29:6; 18:16; 19:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 29:18

• Captivity
• Wicked (People)

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• Epistle
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• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 29

• 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