Jeremiah 32:5

Jeremiah 32:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
• New International Version (NIV)He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him, declares the Lord. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the Lord. Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed'?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)then he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him,” says the Lord; “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed” ’?”

Context of Jeremiah 32:5

3For King Zedekiah had confined Jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did. He had asked Jeremiah, “Why do you keep prophesying these things? Why do you keep saying that the Lord says, ‘I will hand this city over to the king of Babylon? I will let him capture it. 4King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. He must answer personally to the king of Babylon and confront him face to face. Zedekiah will be carried off to Babylon and will remain there until I have fully dealt with him. I, the Lord, affirm it! Even if you continue to fight against the Babylonians, you cannot win.’” 6So now, Jeremiah said, “The Lord told me, 7‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you, “Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’

Jeremiah 32:5 word by word

וּבָבֶ֞ל יוֹלִ֤ךְ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וְשָׁ֣ם יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַד־פָּקְדִ֥י אֹת֖וֹ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֧י תִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּ אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים לֹ֥א תַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall leadיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• and there shall he be until I visitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• him, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• though ye fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• with the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• ye shall not prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:5

• Jeremiah 27:22He has said, ‘They will be carried off to Babylon. They will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.’ I, the Lord, affirm this!”
• Jeremiah 34:4However, listen to what I, the Lord, promise you, King Zedekiah of Judah. I, the Lord, promise that you will not die in battle or be executed.
• Jeremiah 2:37Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the Lord will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them.
• Jeremiah 21:4that the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘The forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians who have you under siege. I will gather those forces back inside the city.
• Jeremiah 33:5‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done.
• Jeremiah 37:10For even if you were to defeat all the Babylonian forces fighting against you so badly that only wounded men were left lying in their tents, they would get up and burn this city down.”’”
• Numbers 14:42Do not go up, for the Lord is not among you, and you will be defeated before your enemies.
• 2 Chronicles 13:12Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not win!”
• 2 Chronicles 24:20God’s Spirit energized Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why are you violating the commands of the Lord? You will not be prosperous! Because you have rejected the Lord, he has rejected you!’”
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.
• Ezekiel 17:9“‘Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot and wither? All its foliage will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I visit - In the sense of punishment. See Jeremiah 39:6-7; Jeremiah 52:11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Resisting the Babylonians was hopeless. It would lead to disaster for the city and for Zedekiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. visit him--in a good sense (Jr 27:22); referring to the honor paid Zedekiah at his death and burial (Jr 34:4, 5). Perhaps, too, before his death he was treated by Nebuchadnezzar with some favor. though ye fight ... shall not prosper--(Jr 21:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:5

• Prophecy
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Zedekiah

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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