Jeremiah 29:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Jeremiah 29:20

18 And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I ^awill deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be ^ba curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them,

19 because they have not heeded My words, says the Lord, which ^aI sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; neither would you heed, says the Lord.

20 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a ^alie to you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them before your eyes.

22 ^aAnd because of them a curse shall be taken up by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, ^bwhom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire”;

23 because ^athey have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. Indeed I ^bknow, and am a witness, says the Lord.

24 You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

25 Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, ^ato Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,

26 “The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be ^aofficers in the house of the Lord over every man who is ^bdemented and considers himself a prophet, that you should ^cput him in prison and in the stocks.

Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 29:20

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American Standard Version
Hear ye therefore the word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Amplified® Bible
Hear therefore the word of the Lord, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Contemporary English Version
I had you taken from Jerusalem to Babylonia. But you had better listen to me now.

Darby English Version
But ye, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, hear the word of Jehovah.

Good News Bible
All of you whom I sent into exile in Babylonia, listen to what I, the LORD, say.'

King James Version
Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

New American Standard Bible
"You, therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

New International Version
Therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

New King James Version
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You, therefore, hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Revised Standard Version
Hear the word of the LORD, all you exiles whom I sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Young's Literal Translation
`And ye, hear ye a word of Jehovah, all ye of the captivity that I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon,

New English Translation
‘So pay attention to what I, the Lord, have said,¹ all you exiles whom I have sent to Babylon from Jerusalem.’

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