Jeremiah 24:9
in Jeremiah 24I 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Jeremiah 24
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt,.... Jeconiah and the captives with him were only carried into Babylon; but these should be scattered one from another into the several parts of the world.
This site's exposition
But like the bad figs, so
on Jeremiah 24:8-10
The bad figs are named: “Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem,” with “those living in the land of Egypt.” Those who stayed in the land and those who fled to Egypt, the ones who seemed to escape judgment, fill the bad basket.
This site's exposition
a horror and an offense
Words of shame follow the bad figs wherever they are banished. Gill contrasts them with Jeconiah's captives, who went together to Babylon, while these would be scattered through many kingdoms. The same curse on covenant breakers stands in Deuteronomy 28:37.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter XXIV. - Verse 1ff.) The Lord showed me, and behold, two baskets (or baskets) full of figs, placed before the temple of the Lord. After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes, the craftsmen, and the captives from Jerusalem to Babylon. One basket had very good figs, like the figs that ripen early, and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten because they were bad. And the Lord said to me: What do you see, Jeremiah?
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the L ORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
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The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּנְתַתִּים֙ | unetatim | and I will make them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לְזַעֲוָ֣ה | lizvaah | into a terror | H2189 → | 7 times |
| לְרָעָ֔ה | leraah | into an evil | H7451 → | 662 times |
| לְכֹ֖ל | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַמְלְכ֣וֹת | mamlekhot | [the] kingdoms of | H4467 → | 117 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| לְחֶרְפָּ֤ה | lecherpah | into a reproach | H2781 → | 73 times |
| וּלְמָשָׁל֙ | ulemashal | and into a byword | H4912 → | |
| לִשְׁנִינָ֣ה | lishninah | into a taunt | H8148 → | |
| וְלִקְלָלָ֔ה | veliklalah | and into a curse | H7045 → | 33 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת | hamekomot | the places | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶֽׁר־ | ʾasher- | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַדִּיחֵ֥ם | ʾadichem | I will banish them | H5080 → | 55 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וּנְתַתִּים֙and I will make them
unetatimH5414 →2011 times
לְזַעֲוָ֣הinto a terror
lizvaahH2189 →7 times
לְרָעָ֔הinto an evil
leraahH7451 →662 times
לְכֹ֖לto all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת[the] kingdoms of
mamlekhotH4467 →117 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
לְחֶרְפָּ֤הinto a reproach
lecherpahH2781 →73 times
וּלְמָשָׁל֙and into a byword
ulemashalH4912 →
לִשְׁנִינָ֣הinto a taunt
lishninahH8148 →
וְלִקְלָלָ֔הand into a curse
veliklalahH7045 →33 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתthe places
hamekomotH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶֽׁר־where
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
אַדִּיחֵ֥םI will banish them
ʾadichemH5080 →55 times
שָֽׁם׃there
shamH8033 →834 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
Jeremiah 29:18I 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…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:25
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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 42:18
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…
- 2 Chronicles 29:8
Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.
- Jeremiah 15:4
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.
- Jeremiah 34:17
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…
- Deuteronomy 28:25
Through
Deuteronomy 28:37You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:9
behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents,…
- 1 Kings 9:7–8
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…
- Jeremiah 25:9
Through
1 Kings 9:7then 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 44:14
You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- Psalms 44:14
About Jeremiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.