Jeremiah 29:22
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And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
In other translations
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’
Hebrew words
וְלֻקַּחvelukachand it will be takenH3947מֵהֶםmehemfrom <the> themקְלָלָהkelalaha curseH7045לְכֹלlekholby allH3605גָּלוּתgalut[the] exile[s] ofH1546יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834בְּבָבֶלbevavel[are] in BabylonH894לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559יְשִׂמְךָyesimkhamay he make youH7760יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כְּצִדְקִיָּהוּketzidkiyahulike ZedekiahH6667וּכְאֶחָבukhe'echavand like AhabH256אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whomH834קָלָםkalamhe roasted themH7033מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894בָּאֵשׁ׃ba'eshin the fireH784
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Related verses
- Daniel 3:6And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”
- Isaiah 65:15And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Genesis 48:20And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.
- Daniel 3:21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
- Ruth 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
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People and places
People: Ahab (son of Kolaiah), Judah, Zedekiah (son of Maaseiah)
Places: Babylon