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They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for <i>their</i> hurt, <i>to be</i> a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will deliver them to trouble into all the kingdoms of the earth, for <i>their</i> harm, <i>to be</i> a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make them an object of terror <i>and an</i> evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a disgrace and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all the places where I will scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will make them a terror and an evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all places where I will scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I will make them a terror <i>and an</i> evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all places where I shall scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will give them over <i>to be</i> a terror <i>and an</i> evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a byword and a curse in all places where I will banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will make them a focus of ridicule <i>and</i> disappointment [tossed back and forth] among all the kingdoms of the earth, a [notorious] disgrace, a byword, a taunt and a curse in all places where I will scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make them an object of horror and a disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, an example for disgrace, scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make them an object of horror and disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace, an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth. They will be a disgrace and an example. They will become something ridiculed and cursed wherever I scatter them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will bring such a disaster on them that all the nations of the world will be terrified. People will make fun of them, make jokes about them, ridicule them, and use their name as a curse everywhere I scatter them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll make them into a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth; into a cause for contempt, into a byword, into a taunt, and into a curse in all the places to which I drive them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will bring such disaster on them that all the kingdoms of the earth will be horrified. I will make them an object of reproach, a proverbial example of disaster. I will make them an object of ridicule, an example to be used in curses. That is how they will be remembered wherever I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will make them a horror, an evil thing, to all the kingdoms of the earth, as a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I will drive them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have given them for a trembling, "" For evil—to all kingdoms of the earth, "" For a reproach, and for an allegory, "" For a byword, and for a reviling, "" In all the places to where I drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have given them for a trembling, For evil -- to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I gave them for maltreatment, and for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, for a reproach and for a parable, and for a derision, and for a curse in, all the places which I shall thrust them away there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will deliver them up to vexation, and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a reproach, and a byword, and a proverb, and to be a curse in all places, to which I have cast them out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will give them over, with upheaval and affliction, to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a disgrace, and a parable, and a proverb, and a curse in all the places to which I have cast them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a reproach and a byword, a taunt and a curse, in all the places to which I will drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will make them a horror, an evil thing, to all the kingdoms of the earth—a disgrace, a byword, a taunt, and a curse in all the places where I shall drive them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will make them a horror, an abomination and an evil thing, a reproach in all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a reproach, a proverb, a taunt, and a curse in all the lands where I have driven them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall give them to horror and to shaking and to evil among all the kingdoms of the Earth, for a reproach and for a proverb and for a tale and for a curse in all regions where I shall scatter them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will even make them a horror among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will cause them to be dispersed into all the kingdoms of the earth, and they shall be for a reproach, and a proverb, and an <i>object of</i> hatred, and a curse, in every place whither I have driven them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7215" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/24.htm">The Good and Bad Figs</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>But like the bad figs, so bad they cannot be eaten,’ says the LORD, ‘so will I deal with Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I will make them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2113.htm" title="2113: liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A trembling, an object of trembling or terror. From zuwa'; agitation, fear.">a horror</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: lə·rā·‘āh (Prep-l:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">and an offense</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the kingdoms</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: lə·ḥer·pāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">a disgrace</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: ū·lə·mā·šāl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A proverb, parable. ">and an object of scorn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8148.htm" title="8148: liš·nî·nāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A sharp (cutting) word, taunt. From shanan; something pointed, i.e. A gibe.">ridicule,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: wə·liq·lā·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">and cursing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">wherever</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mə·qō·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: ’ad·dî·ḥêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">I have banished them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a></span><br />The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20</a></span><br />then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Jeremiah 42:18</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12</a></span><br />And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22</a></span><br />So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15</a></span><br />And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Ezekiel 23:46</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16</a></span><br />O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-33</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. / But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19</a></span><br />because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.</p><p class="hdg">to be removed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a></b></br> And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for <i>that</i> which he did in Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25,37,65-67</a></b></br> The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth… </p><p class="hdg">to be a.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></b></br> And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Jeremiah 25:18</a></b></br> <i>To wit</i>, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as <i>it is</i> this day;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Jeremiah 26:6</a></b></br> Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.</p><p class="hdg">a curse.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18,22</a></b></br> And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Psalm 109:18,19</a></b></br> As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Isaiah 65:15</a></b></br> 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:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/psalms/69-11.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Common</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Deliver</a> <a 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class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Under the type of good and bad figs,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-4.htm">he foreshows the restoration of those who were in captivity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm">and the desolation of Zedekiah and the rest.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth</b><br>This phrase reflects God's judgment on Judah for their persistent disobedience and idolatry. The imagery of becoming a "horror" and "offense" suggests a complete reversal of their intended role as a light to the nations. Historically, this was fulfilled as Judah faced conquest and exile, becoming a cautionary tale for other nations. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness. This judgment is reminiscent of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>, where similar language is used to describe the consequences of breaking the covenant.<p><b>a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing</b><br>The terms "disgrace," "scorn," "ridicule," and "cursing" emphasize the depth of humiliation and shame that would befall Judah. In the ancient Near Eastern context, honor and shame were pivotal societal values. To be publicly shamed was a fate worse than many physical punishments. This reflects the prophetic warnings found in <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-39</a>, where curses for disobedience are detailed. The use of these terms also foreshadows the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who bears scorn and ridicule, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who took on the curse for humanity.<p><b>wherever I have banished them</b><br>The phrase indicates the dispersion of the Jewish people among the nations, a direct consequence of their exile. This scattering is a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by Moses and other prophets. The exile served as both punishment and a means of preserving a remnant, as seen in the stories of Daniel and Esther. Theologically, it highlights God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His word, even in judgment. The concept of banishment also prefigures the New Testament theme of spiritual exile and the hope of restoration through Christ, who gathers the scattered children of God (<a href="/john/11-52.htm">John 11:52</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by warnings of impending exile due to the people's unfaithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing God's judgment due to persistent idolatry and disobedience. The people of Judah were eventually exiled to Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>A significant event in Jewish history where the people of Judah were taken captive by the Babylonians. This exile was a direct consequence of their failure to follow God's covenant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/k/kingdoms_of_the_earth.htm">Kingdoms of the Earth</a></b><br>Refers to the various nations and peoples who would witness the judgment upon Judah and see them as a cautionary tale.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine response to the persistent sin and rebellion of Judah, resulting in their becoming a "horror and an offense" among the nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are serious, and persistent disobedience leads to severe consequences. We must heed God's Word and live in obedience to avoid spiritual and physical repercussions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_judgment.htm">The Witness of Judgment</a></b><br>The judgment of Judah served as a witness to other nations. Our lives, whether in blessing or judgment, can serve as a testimony to others about the reality of God's justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a> speaks of judgment, the broader biblical account includes hope and restoration. God's discipline is meant to bring us back to Him, and His ultimate desire is for our redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Repentance is crucial in averting judgment. We are called to examine our lives, turn from sin, and seek God's forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_light.htm">Living as a Light</a></b><br>In contrast to being a reproach, Christians are called to be a light to the nations, reflecting God's love and truth in a world that often turns away from Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'the_worm_does_not_die'.htm">What does 'the worm does not die' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_24_10-12_conflict_with_other_bible_stories.htm">Proverbs 24:10-12: Does this claim about rescuing those in peril conflict with stories of inaction or injustice found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_the_70_sevens_in_daniel_9_mean.htm">What do the seventy sevens in Daniel 9 mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">To be a reproach and a proverb.</span>--The language of the verse is coloured by that of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm" title="The LORD shall cause you to be smitten before your enemies: you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shall be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.">Deuteronomy 28:25</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm" title="And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>, from which most of the words are chosen.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will deliver them</span>, etc. (see on Jeremiah 15:4, and comp. <a href="/jeremiah/29.htm">Jeremiah 29</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will make</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְתַתִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ṯat·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">0</span> <span class="translit">(0)</span><br /><span class="parse">0<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a horror</span><br /><span class="heb">לְזַעֲוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·za·‘ă·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2113.htm">Strong's 2113: </a> </span><span class="str2">A trembling, an object of trembling or terror</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and an offense</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרָעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kingdoms</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלְכ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the earth,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a disgrace,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֶרְפָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an object of scorn,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמָשָׁל֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·mā·šāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pithy maxim, a simile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ridicule,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁנִינָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(liš·nî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8148.htm">Strong's 8148: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sharp (cutting) word, taunt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cursing,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִקְלָלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liq·lā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vilification</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wherever</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have banished them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדִּיחֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dî·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 24:9 I will even give them up (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/24-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 24:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 24:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>