God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 26:6
6Then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. I will turn this city into something that will be cursed by all the nations on earth.’ ”
Jeremiah 26:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”
Context of Jeremiah 26:6
4The Lord added, “Also say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: Suppose you don’t listen to me and don’t follow my teachings that I set in front of you. 5Suppose you don’t listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent to you again and again, even though you didn’t listen. Then I will do to this temple what I did to Shiloh. I will turn this city into something that will be cursed by all the nations on earth.’ ” 7The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these things in the Lord’s temple. 8But as soon as Jeremiah finished saying everything that the Lord had commanded him to say, the priests, the prophets, and all the people grabbed him and said, “You must die!
Read all of Jeremiah 26Jeremiah 26:6 word by word
וְנָתַתִּ֛י אֶת־הַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה כְּשִׁלֹ֑ה וְאֶת־הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לִקְלָלָ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then will I makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- like Shilohשִׁלוֹshîylôh shilôh shîylô shilô · ShilohH7887
- this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- a curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
- to all the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Jeremiah 26:6
- Jeremiah 7:12“ ‘But go to my place that was at Shiloh, where I first made a dwelling place for my name. See what I did to Shiloh because of the evil done by my people Israel.
- 1 Samuel 4:10The Philistines fought and defeated Israel. Every ⌞Israelite⌟ soldier fled to his tent. It was a major defeat in which 30,000 Israelite foot soldiers died.
- Psalms 78:60He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans.
- Jeremiah 24:9I will make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth. They will be a disgrace and an example. They will become something ridiculed and cursed wherever I scatter them.
- Jeremiah 25:18Jerusalem and the cities of Judah as well as its kings and officials. When they drank from it, they became wastelands and ruins, something ridiculed and cursed, until today.
- Jeremiah 29:22Because of them, all the captives from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: May the Lord curse you as he cursed Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned to death.
- Jeremiah 42:18“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: As my anger and my fury were poured out on those who live in Jerusalem, so my fury will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become a curse word. You will become something ridiculed, cursed, and disgraced. You won’t see this place again.
- Jeremiah 44:8Why do you make me angry by burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live. You will destroy yourselves and be cursed and ridiculed by all the nations on earth.
- 2 Kings 22:19You had a change of heart and humbled yourself in front of the Lord when you heard my words against this place and those who live here. I had said that those who live here will be destroyed and cursed. You also tore your clothes ⌞in distress⌟ and cried in front of me. So I will listen ⌞to you⌟, declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 43:28That is why I will corrupt the leaders of the holy place. I will claim Jacob for destruction. I will set up Israel for ridicule.
- Isaiah 65:15Your name will be used as a curse by my chosen ones. The Almighty Lord will kill you and call his servants by another name.
- Daniel 9:11All Israel has ignored your teachings and refused to listen to you. So you brought on us the curses you swore in an oath, the curses written in the Teachings of your servant Moses. We sinned against you.
- Malachi 4:6He will change parents’ attitudes toward their children and children’s attitudes toward their parents. If not, I will come and reclaim my land by destroying you.”
Commentaries on Jeremiah 26:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The ancestors of the people chose disobedience, which led to the destruction of their sanctuary at Shiloh, north of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 7:12–15; 1 Samuel 1–4). In the same way, if the people in Jeremiah's time continued to disobey the covenant commands, the Temple and Jerusalem would be destroyed.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. like Shiloh--(see on Jr 7:12, 14; 1Sa 4:10-12; Psa 78:60). curse--(Jr 24:9; Is 65:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 26
- 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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