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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;

And of them shall be taken up {H3947} a curse {H7045} by all the captivity {H1546} of Judah {H3063} which are in Babylon {H894}, saying {H559}, The LORD {H3068} make {H7760} thee like Zedekiah {H6667} and like Ahab {H256}, whom the king {H4428} of Babylon {H894} roasted {H7033} in the fire {H784};

In fact, all those exiled from Y'hudah who are in Bavel will take up this formula for cursing: "May ADONAI make you like Tzidkiyahu and Ach'av, whom the king of Bavel 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!’

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;

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Cross-References

  • Daniel 3:6 (7 votes)

    And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

  • Isaiah 65:15 (6 votes)

    And 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:

  • Daniel 3:21 (5 votes)

    Then 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.

  • Genesis 48:20 (3 votes)

    And 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.

  • Ruth 4:11 (3 votes)

    And 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 Bethlehem:

  • 1 Corinthians 16:22 (3 votes)

    If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.