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Jeremiah 29:22

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 29:22

Verse 22 of 32

Scripture focus

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;

Jeremiah 29:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 29:22

Theological / Devotional

Roasted in the fire. This method of execution was evidently common among the Babylonians for traitorous rebels (see Dan. 3:6, 20). If these false prophets were agitators among the exiles (see on v. 21), the Babylonians would consider no punishment too cruel.

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