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In every nation where I send them, I will make them an object of damnation, horror, contempt, and mockery. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a terror, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/29.htm">New King James Version</a> And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with plague; and I will make them an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse and an object of horror and hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with pestilence; and I will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse and a horror and a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with pestilence; and I will make them a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and a horror, and a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will give them over to be a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse and an object of horror and of hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have banished them, <a href="/amp/jeremiah/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I will pursue them with the sword, with famine and with virulent disease; and I will make them a terror (warning) to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, a horror, a hissing, and a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them, <a href="/csb/jeremiah/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and a desolation, an object of scorn and a disgrace among all the nations where I have banished them. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and a desolation, an object of scorn and a disgrace among all the nations where I have banished them. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them; <a href="/erv/jeremiah/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an execration, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I will chase them with wars, famines, and plagues. I will make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms on the earth. They will become something cursed, ridiculed, and hissed at, and they will be a disgrace among all the nations where I scatter them. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> I will pursue them with war, starvation, and disease, and all the nations of the world will be horrified at what they see. Everywhere I scatter them, people will be shocked and terrified at what has happened to them. People will make fun of them and use their name as a curse. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'll pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with plague, and I'll make them a horrifying sight to all the kingdoms of the earth. I'll make them a curse, an object of horror, and scorn, and a desolation in all the nations to which I've driven them, <a href="/msb/jeremiah/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/29.htm">NET Bible</a> I will chase after them with war, starvation, and disease. I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to them. I will make them examples of those who are cursed, objects of horror, hissing scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I exile them. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them; <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: <a href="/web/jeremiah/29.htm">World English Bible</a> I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of horror, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have pursued after them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have given them for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for a reproach among all the nations to where I have driven them, <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I have pursued after them with sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and have given them for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them, <a href="/slt/jeremiah/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I pursued after them with the sword, with famine and with death, and I gave them for agitation to all the kingdoms of the earth, for a curse and for astonishment, and for hissing and for a reproach among all the nations which I thrust them away there:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I will persecute them with the sword, and with famine, and pith the pestilence: and I will give them up unto affliction to all the kingdoms of the earth: to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach to all the nations to which I have driven them out: <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I will pursue them with the sword, and with famine, and with pestilence. And I will give them over to affliction, amid all the kingdoms of the earth: as a curse, and in stupor, and with hissing, and as a disgrace among all the nations to which I have driven them out. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/29.htm">New American Bible</a> I will pursue them with sword, famine, and pestilence, and make them an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, a desolation, a hissing, and a reproach to all the nations among which I have banished them, <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an object of cursing, and horror, and hissing, and a derision among all the nations where I have driven them,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, and I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be an astonishment, a curse, a reproach, and a hissing among all the nations where I have driven them, <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall chase after them with the sword and with starvation and with plague, and I shall give them as a horror to all of the kingdoms of the Earth, an astonishment and a curse and a reproach and for hissing in all the nations where I led them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I will pursue after them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will make them a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse, and an astonishment, and a hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them; <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=8653" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/29.htm">Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles</a> …17this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. 18<a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: wə·rā·ḏap̄·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">I will pursue</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">with sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: bā·rā·‘āḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">and famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">and plague.</a> <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/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/423.htm" title="423: lə·’ā·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">a curse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: ū·lə·šam·māh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8322.htm" title="8322: wə·liš·rê·qāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- (object of derisive) hissing. From sharaq; a derision.">and an object of scorn</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ū·lə·ḥer·pāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and reproach</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.">among all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</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.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: hid·daḥ·tîm (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">I banish them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> 19I will do this because they have not listened to My words, declares the LORD, which I sent to them again and again through My servants the prophets. And neither have you exiles listened, declares the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25</a> 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. <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a> So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a> But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, <a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15-16</a> All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!” <a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Isaiah 30:17</a> A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill. <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15</a> And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Amos 9:4</a> Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.” <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a> I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem. <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a> 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. <a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/john/11-48.htm">John 11:48</a> If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 where I have driven them:will deliver.<a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a> 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 that which he did in Jerusalem.<a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a> 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.to be a curse.<a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Jeremiah 29:22</a> 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;<a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-16.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-21.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Hissing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-38.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-8.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Need</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Object</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-7.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Surprise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Tossed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-21.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-37.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Execration</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-3.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Hissing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-24.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">Need</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Object</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-36.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Surprise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Tossed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 29</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there,</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">and not to believe the dreams of their prophets;</a> 10. <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">and that they shall return with grace after seventy years.</a> 15. <a href="/jeremiah/29-15.htm">He foretells the destruction of the rest for their disobedience.</a> 20. <a href="/jeremiah/29-20.htm">He shows the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah, two false prophets.</a> 24. <a href="/jeremiah/29-24.htm">Shemaiah writes a letter against Jeremiah.</a> 30. <a href="/jeremiah/29-30.htm">Jeremiah foretells his doom.</a> </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'; 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This phrase reflects God's judgment upon the people of Judah for their persistent disobedience and idolatry. The "sword" signifies warfare and violence, often used by God as a tool of judgment (<a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a>). "Famine" represents the severe lack of food, a common consequence of prolonged sieges and warfare (<a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9</a>). "Plague" indicates disease, which frequently accompanied war and famine in ancient times. These three calamities are often mentioned together in the Old Testament as instruments of divine retribution (<a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a>). Historically, these judgments were realized during the Babylonian conquest, when Jerusalem was besieged, leading to starvation and disease.I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth— The phrase "a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth" suggests that the judgment on Judah would serve as a warning to other nations. The destruction and exile of Judah were meant to demonstrate the consequences of turning away from God. This echoes the curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a>, where disobedience would lead to becoming "an object of horror" among the nations. The historical context of the Babylonian exile, where Judah was defeated and its people scattered, fulfilled this prophecy, making them a cautionary tale for surrounding nations.a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations This part of the verse emphasizes the complete reversal of Judah's fortunes. Once a nation blessed by God, they would become a "curse," meaning others would use them as an example of misfortune (<a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a>). "Desolation" indicates utter ruin, as seen in the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. Being an "object of scorn and reproach" highlights the shame and humiliation they would face, as other nations would mock their downfall. This reflects the covenantal curses found in <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-33</a>, where disobedience leads to desolation and disgrace.to which I banish them. The phrase "to which I banish them" refers to the exile of the Jewish people from their homeland. This was a direct consequence of their failure to uphold the covenant with God. The Babylonian exile, beginning in 586 BC, is the historical fulfillment of this prophecy, where the people of Judah were forcibly removed and scattered across the Babylonian Empire. This dispersion served as both punishment and a means for eventual restoration, as God promised to bring them back after a period of repentance (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>). The exile also foreshadows the ultimate gathering of God's people through Christ, who offers redemption and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings and was marked by themes of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which was facing impending judgment due to its persistent idolatry and disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The event where the people of Judah were taken captive by the Babylonians, serving as a backdrop for Jeremiah's prophecies. This exile was a direct consequence of their rebellion against God. 4. <a href="/topical/s/sword,_famine,_and_plague.htm">Sword, Famine, and Plague</a> Instruments of God's judgment used to discipline His people. These represent the severe consequences of turning away from God's covenant. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> The surrounding kingdoms that would witness Judah's downfall and serve as a testament to God's justice and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has real and severe consequences. Just as Judah faced judgment for their disobedience, we must recognize the seriousness of sin in our own lives and seek repentance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> God is sovereign and just in His judgments. Understanding His sovereignty helps us trust in His plans, even when they involve discipline. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> God's warnings are an invitation to repentance. We should heed His call to turn away from sin and return to Him with sincere hearts. <a href="/topical/w/witness_to_the_nations.htm">Witness to the Nations</a> Our lives, whether in blessing or judgment, serve as a testimony to the world about God's character. We should strive to live in a way that honors Him and draws others to His truth. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While this verse speaks of judgment, the broader context of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration. We can find hope in God's faithfulness to restore and redeem.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 29</a> <a href="/q/how_do_threats_to_jeremiah_align_with_divine_protection.htm">Jeremiah 11:18-23: How do these threats on Jeremiah's life align with the idea of divine protection for those who follow God's will?</a> <a href="/q/where's_proof_of_egypt_exiles'_fate.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence that all exiles in Egypt faced the disastrous fate prophesied in Jeremiah 44:12-14?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_address_contradictions_in_prophecies.htm">Jeremiah 29:15-19 speaks against false prophets--how do we address apparent contradictions with other biblical prophecies that some view as unfulfilled or inconsistent?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4-7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I will pursue וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ (wə·rā·ḏap̄·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> To pursue, chase, persecute them with sword, בַּחֶ֖רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword famine, בָּרָעָ֣ב (bā·rā·‘āḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger and plague. וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence I will make וּנְתַתִּ֨ים (ū·nə·ṯat·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them 0 (0) 0 <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a horror לְזַעֲוָ֜ה (lə·za·‘ă·wāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2113.htm">Strong's 2113: </a> A trembling, an object of trembling or terror to all לְכֹ֣ל ׀ (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the kingdoms מַמְלְכ֣וֹת (mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign of the earth— הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land a curse, לְאָלָ֤ה (lə·’ā·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> An imprecation a desolation, וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ (ū·lə·šam·māh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation and an object of scorn וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣ה (wə·liš·rê·qāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8322.htm">Strong's 8322: </a> (object of derisive) hissing and reproach וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה (ū·lə·ḥer·pāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda among all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts to which אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I banish them. הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים (hid·daḥ·tîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 29:18 I will pursue after them (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/29-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/29-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 29:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 29:19" /></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>