Jeremiah 28:6
in Jeremiah 28“Amen!” Jeremiah said. “May the LORD do so! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied, and may He restore the articles of His house and all the exiles back to this place from Babylon.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: Jehovah do so; Jehovah perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of Jehovah’s house, and all them of the captivity, from Babylon unto this place.
KJV
Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the Lord do so: the Lord perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the Lord’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
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This verse in Jeremiah 28
Commentary
9 notes on this verseJeremiah wishes "May the Lord do" what the false prophet said falsely, for this is what "Amen" signifies, a word that the Lord often employed in the Gospel: "Amen, amen, I say to you." He also has greater desire that prosperity is realized than that the truth is told. Another prophet testifies in this connection, saying, "O that I not be a man who has the Spirit and prefers to speak falsely!"
This site's exposition
in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people
on Jeremiah 28:5-9
Jeremiah answers in front of the same crowd, Amen: the Lord do so, a wish rather than sarcasm as the older writers read it, the patriot in him hoping his own harder word is the one that turns out false. He then states the standing test for a peace-prophecy: the prophets before them mostly spoke of war, evil and pestilence, so a prophet who promises peace is known to be truly sent only when his word comes to pass, the same fulfillment test set out at Deuteronomy 18:22. Hananiah's claim is not refused outright here, only held for the one proof that actually settles it, time.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vers. 5, 6.) And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Ananias, in the eyes of the priests and in the eyes of all the people who stood in the house of the Lord. And Jeremiah the prophet said: Amen, let the Lord do so. May the Lord fulfill your words that you prophesied; so that the vessels may be brought back to the house of the Lord, and all the exile of Babylon to this place.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Though, as a faithful prophet, he foresaw and foretold the destruction of Jerusalem, yet, as a faithful Israelite, he prayed earnestly for the preservation of it, in obedience to that command, Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Though the will of God's purpose is the rule of prophecy and patience, the will of his precept is the rule of prayer and practice.
The doom both of the deceived and the deceiver is here read. The people that were deceived should have their yoke of wood turned into a yoke of iron (
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Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The event was the appointed test between contradictory predictions (De 18:21, 22). "Would that what you say were true!" I prefer the safety of my country even to my own estimation. The prophets had no pleasure in announcing God's judgment, but did so as a matter of stern duty, not thereby divesting themselves of their natural feelings of sorrow for their country's woe.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Amen; the Lord do so - O that it might be according to thy word! May the people find this to be true!
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Jeremiah’s own wishes concurred with Hananiah’s prediction, but asserts that that prediction was at variance with the language of the older prophets. Jer 28:9 Then shall the prophet ... - Or, “shall be known as the prophet whom the Lord hath truly sent.”
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֣ה | yirmeyah | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| הַנָּבִ֔יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| אָמֵ֕ן | ʾamen | amen | H543 → | |
| כֵּ֖ן | ken | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | yaaseh | may he do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| יָקֵ֤ם | yakem | may he carry out | H6965 → | 628 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ | devareikha | words your | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִבֵּ֗אתָ | nibeta | you have prophesied | H5012 → | 115 times |
| לְהָשִׁ֞יב | lehashiv | by bringing back | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| כְּלֵ֤י | kelei | [the] articles of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹלָ֔ה | hagolah | the exile[s] | H1473 → | 43 times |
| מִבָּבֶ֖ל | mibavel | from Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֥וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יִרְמְיָ֣הJeremiah
yirmeyahH3414 →147 times
הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
אָמֵ֕ןamen
ʾamenH543 →
כֵּ֖ןthus
kenH3651 →771 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הmay he do
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
יָקֵ֤םmay he carry out
yakemH6965 →628 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דְּבָרֶ֔יךָwords your
devareikhaH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נִבֵּ֗אתָyou have prophesied
nibetaH5012 →115 times
לְהָשִׁ֞יבby bringing back
lehashivH7725 →1056 times
כְּלֵ֤י[the] articles of
keleiH3627 →325 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹלָ֔הthe exile[s]
hagolahH1473 →43 times
מִבָּבֶ֖לfrom Babylon
mibavelH894 →262 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֥וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
it leads to
- Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 14:21
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- Psalms 41:13
Through
Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
it leads to
- Psalms 72:18–19
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
- Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
- Revelation 5:9–14
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Revelation 4:8
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,…
- Psalms 89:52
Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 72:18–19
Where this verse is studied
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About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate monarchy / ExileJeremiahPriest of Anathoth called before birth to uproot and to plant; the weeping prophet of Jerusalem's fall who bought a field in the s…
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, SIX BOOKS ON JEREMIAH 5:58.2-59:1; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.