God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 28:6
6He said, “Amen! May the Lord do this! May the Lord make your prophecy come true and bring back the utensils of the Lord’s temple and all the captives 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
4I will also bring back to this place Jehoiakin, son of King Jehoiakim of Judah, and all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon, declares the Lord. So I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.” 5The prophet Jeremiah replied to the prophet Hananiah in front of the priests and all the people standing in the Lord’s temple. He said, “Amen! May the Lord do this! May the Lord make your prophecy come true and bring back the utensils of the Lord’s temple and all the captives from Babylon to this place. 7But now listen to this message that I am speaking to you and to all the people: 8Long ago, the prophets who preceded you and me prophesied wars, disasters, and plagues against many countries 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 5:22‘May this water that can bring a curse go into your body and make your stomach swell and your uterus drop!’ “Then the woman will say, ‘Amen, amen!’
- Deuteronomy 27:15“Whoever has a carved or metal statue, anything disgusting to the Lord that was made by a craftsman, and sets it up in secret will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
- 1 Kings 1:36“So be it!” Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, answered the king. “The Lord your God says so too.
- 1 Chronicles 16:36Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said amen and praised the Lord.
- Psalms 41:13Thank the Lord God of Israel through all eternity! Amen and amen!
- Psalms 72:19Thanks be to his glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
- Psalms 89:52Thank the Lord forever. Amen and amen!
- Psalms 106:48Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say amen. Hallelujah!
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Matthew 28:20Teach them to do everything I have commanded you. “And remember that I am always with you until the end of time.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you praise God only with your spirit, how can outsiders say “Amen!” to your prayer of thanksgiving? They don’t know what you’re saying.
- 2 Corinthians 1:20Certainly, Christ made God’s many promises come true. For that reason, because of our message, people also honor God by saying, “Amen!”
- Revelation 1:18the living one. I was dead, but now I am alive forever. I have the keys of death and hell.
- Revelation 3:14“To the messenger of the church in Laodicea, write: The amen, the witness who is faithful and true, the source of God’s creation, says:
- Revelation 5:14The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the leaders bowed and worshiped.
- Revelation 19:4The 24 leaders and the 4 living creatures bowed and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They said, “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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