Jeremiah 29:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Jeremiah 29:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 29:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 29:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A curse will be taken up about them by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, ‘Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;’”
Jeremiah 29:22 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 29:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; ”
Jeremiah 29:22 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 29:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And taken from them hath been a reviling by all the removed of Judah that <FI>are<Fi> in Babylon, saying, Jehovah doth set thee as Zedekiah, and as Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with fire;”
Jeremiah 29:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 29:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; ”
Jeremiah 29:22 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 29:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And al they of the captiuitie of Iudah, that are in Babel, shall take vp this curse against them, and say, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whome the King of Babel burnt in the fire,”
Jeremiah 29:22 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 29:22 in Context — Jeremiah 29
20 Hear ye therefore the word of the Lord, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:
21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
22 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;
23 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the Lord.
24 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,
What Does Jeremiah 29:22 Mean?
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