New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 32:3
3because Zedekiah king of Judah had 1imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you 2prophesy, saying, ‘3This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to 4hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it;
Jeremiah 32:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
- New International Version (NIV)Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, “Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Context of Jeremiah 32:3
1The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was at the house of the king of Judah, because Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4and Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye. 5Then he will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” declares the Lord. “If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed”’?”
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אֲשֶׁ֣ר כְּלָא֔וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ אַתָּ֨ה נִבָּ֜א לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֜ן אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את בְּיַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
- becauseאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- imprisonedכָּלָאkâlâ' · to restrainH3607
- him, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Whyמַדּוּעַmaddûa‛ maddûa‛ · why?H4069
- prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
- Thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- Beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- handנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- and he will takeלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:3
- Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
- Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do Your eyes not look for honesty? You have struck them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
- 2 Kings 6:31Then he said, “May God do so to me and more so, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:22Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 26:8Yet when Jeremiah finished speaking everything that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You must die!
- Jeremiah 38:4Then the officials said to the king, “Please have this man put to death, since he is discouraging the men of war who are left in this city and all the people, by speaking words like these to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of this people, but rather their harm.”
- Exodus 5:4But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you let the people neglect their work? Get back to your labors!”
- Amos 7:13But do not prophesy at Bethel any longer, for it is a sanctuary of the king and a royal residence.”
- Luke 20:2and they declared, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council.
- Jeremiah 32:28Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the Chaldeans and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.
- Jeremiah 21:4‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are making war against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
- Jeremiah 27:8‘And it will be that the nation or the kingdom which will not serve him, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and will not put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with plague,’ declares the Lord, ‘until I have eliminated it by his hand.
- Jeremiah 34:2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am handing this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
- Jeremiah 37:6Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
- Jeremiah 38:8and Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and spoke to the king, saying,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the prophecies on which the charge was grounded see Jeremiah 21:4-7, Jeremiah 21:9.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44People often call these four chapters "The Book of Consolation," a highlight in Old Testament revelation. Unlike the many judgment messages Jeremiah gave his people, these messages are full of hope and promise a wonderful future restoration.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. tenth year--The siege of Jerusalem had already begun, in the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah (Jr 39:1; 2Ki 25:1).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 32:3 2 Kin 6:32 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 32:3 Jer 26:8, 9 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 32:3 Jer 21:3-7; 34:2, 3 ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 32:3 Jer 21:4-7; 32:28, 29; 34:2, 3 ↩
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32
- 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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