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Jeremiah 29:17-20

King James Version (KJV)

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17. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 18. 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: 19. Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending [them]; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 20. Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon:

Jeremiah 29:17-20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:17

Theological / Devotional

Sword. Another mention of the three scourges, sword, famine, pestilence, arising out of war (see on ch. 14:12).

Vile. Heb. sho‘arim, “horrid,” “disgusting,” a stronger expression of loathsomeness than “very naughty” (ch. 24:2). Jeremiah again compares those left in Judah after Jehoiachin’s captivity to worthless figs, which cannot be eaten (see on ch. 24:8-10).

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