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Jeremiah 32:5

Zedekiah will be taken to Babylonia, and he will remain there until I deal with him. Even if he fights the Babylonians, he will not be successful. I, the Lord , have spoken."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophecy;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Zedekiah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gestures;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Prison;   Zedekiah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baruch;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Zedekiah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justice;   Urim and Thummim;   Zedekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him—this is the Lord’s declaration. For you will fight the Chaldeans, but you will not succeed.’”
Hebrew Names Version
and he shall bring Tzidkiyahu to Bavel, and there shall he be until I visit him, says the LORD: though you fight with the Kasdim, you shall not prosper?
King James Version
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord : though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
English Standard Version
And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the Lord . Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed'?"
New American Standard Bible
Then he will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," declares the LORD. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed"'?"
New Century Version
The king will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I have punished him,' says the Lord . ‘If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.'")
Amplified Bible
and he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him [for evaluation and judgment]," says the LORD. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed"'?"
World English Bible
and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, says Yahweh: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper?
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he shal lead Zedekiah to Babel, & there shall he be, vntil I visit him, saith ye Lord: though ye fight with the Caldeans, ye shall not prosper.
Legacy Standard Bible
and he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," declares Yahweh. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed"'?"
Berean Standard Bible
He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.'"
Contemporary English Version
Then Zedekiah will be led away to Babylonia, where he will stay until I am finished with him. So, if you people of Judah fight against the Babylonians, you will lose. I, the Lord , have spoken.
Complete Jewish Bible
and he will lead Tzidkiyahu to Bavel, where he will stay until I remember him,' says Adonai , ‘and even if you fight the Kasdim, you will fail'?"
Darby Translation
and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Jehovah: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?
Easy-to-Read Version
The king of Babylon will take Zedekiah to Babylon. Zedekiah will stay there until I have punished him.' This message is from the Lord . ‘If you fight against the army of the Babylonians, you will not succeed.'"
George Lamsa Translation
And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not win.
Lexham English Bible
and to Babylon he will bring Zedekiah, and there he will be until my attending to him," declares Yahweh. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not be successful"'?"
Literal Translation
And he shall lead Zedekiah into Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says Jehovah. Though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Sedechias shalbe caried vnto Babilon, and there shall he be, vntill the tyme that I vyset him, saieth the LORDE. But yf thou takest in hode to fight agaynst the Caldees, thou shalt not prospere.
American Standard Version
and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith Jehovah: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?
Bible in Basic English
And he will take Zedekiah away to Babylon, where he will be till I have pity on him, says the Lord: though you are fighting with the Chaldaeans, things will not go well for you?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I remember him, saith the LORD; though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?'
King James Version (1611)
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be vntill I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Caldeans, yee shall not prosper.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Zedekias shalbe caryed vnto Babylon, and there shall he be vntyll the tyme that I visite hym saith the Lorde: but if thou takest in hande to fight against the Chaldees, thou shalt not prosper.
English Revised Version
and he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he schal lede Sedechie in to Babiloyne, and he schal be there, til Y visyte hym, seith the Lord; forsothe if ye fiyten ayens Caldeis, ye schulen haue no thing in prosperite?
Update Bible Version
and he shall bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him, says Yahweh: though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not prosper?
Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.
New English Translation
Zedekiah will be carried off to Babylon and will remain there until I have fully dealt with him. I, the Lord , affirm it! Even if you continue to fight against the Babylonians, you cannot win.'"
New King James Version
then he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall be until I visit him," says the LORD; "though you fight with the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed"'?"
New Living Translation
He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and I will deal with him there,' says the Lord . ‘If you fight against the Babylonians, you will never succeed.'"
New Life Bible
He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," says the Lord. "If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not win."'"
New Revised Standard
and he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I attend to him, says the Lord ; though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and into Babylon, shall he lead Zedekiah and, there, shall he remain, until I visit him, Declareth Yahweh, - though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he shall lead Sedecias to Babylon: and he shall be there till I visit him, saith the Lord. But if you will fight against the Chaldeans, you shall have no success.
Revised Standard Version
and he shall take Zedeki'ah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight against the Chalde'ans, you shall not succeed'?"
Young's Literal Translation
And [to] Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he is till My inspecting him, -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- because ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye do not prosper.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and he will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," declares the LORD. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed"'?"

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord spoke to me in the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, which was also the eighteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. 2 At that time the army of the king of Babylonia was attacking Jerusalem, and I was locked up in the courtyard of the royal palace. 3 King Zedekiah had imprisoned me there and had accused me of announcing that the Lord had said, "I am going to let the king of Babylonia capture this city, 4 and King Zedekiah will not escape. He will be handed over to the king of Babylonia; he will see him face-to-face and will speak to him in person. 5 Zedekiah will be taken to Babylonia, and he will remain there until I deal with him. Even if he fights the Babylonians, he will not be successful. I, the Lord , have spoken." 6 The Lord told me 7 that Hanamel, my uncle Shallum's son, would come to me with the request to buy his field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin, because I was his nearest relative and had the right to buy it for myself. 8 Then, just as the Lord had said, Hanamel came to me there in the courtyard and asked me to buy the field. So I knew that the Lord had really spoken to me. 9 I bought the field from Hanamel and weighed out the money to him; the price came to seventeen pieces of silver. 10 I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the money on scales.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

until: Jeremiah 27:22, Jeremiah 34:4, Jeremiah 34:5

though: Jeremiah 2:37, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 21:5, Jeremiah 33:5, Jeremiah 37:10, Numbers 14:41, 2 Chronicles 13:12, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Proverbs 21:30, Ezekiel 17:9, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 17:15

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:7 - and put out Jeremiah 39:5 - Chaldeans' Jeremiah 39:7 - he put Jeremiah 52:9 - they took Ezekiel 17:16 - even Ezekiel 38:8 - thou shalt be

Cross-References

Genesis 31:16
All this wealth which God has taken from our father belongs to us and to our children. Do whatever God has told you."
Genesis 33:8
Esau asked, "What about that other group I met? What did that mean?" Jacob answered, "It was to gain your favor."
Genesis 33:11
Please accept this gift which I have brought for you; God has been kind to me and given me everything I need." Jacob kept on urging him until he accepted.
Genesis 33:15
Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." But Jacob answered, "There is no need for that for I only want to gain your favor."
Genesis 47:25
They answered, "You have saved our lives; you have been good to us, sir, and we will be the king's slaves."
Ruth 2:2
One day Ruth said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him." Naomi answered, "Go ahead, daughter."
1 Samuel 1:18
"May you always think kindly of me," she replied. Then she went away, ate some food, and was no longer sad.
2 Samuel 16:4
The king said to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours." "I am your servant," Ziba replied. "May I always please Your Majesty!"
Job 6:22
Have I asked you to give me a gift or to bribe someone on my behalf

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon,.... As he did in chains, from Riblah, where he was brought unto him after he was taken, endeavouring to make his escape, Jeremiah 52:8;

and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord; in taking him away by death; for he continued in Babylon to the time of his death, which was not violent, but natural; and, considering his circumstances, his captivity, imprisonment, and loss of sight, might be reckoned a visitation in mercy: though some understand this of God's visiting the people at the return of them from their seventy years' captivity; if Zedekiah lived till then, he must be a very old man; but of this we have no account, nor is it probable:

though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper; though they should sally out upon them, in order to beat them out of their trenches, and drive them from the walls of the city, yet without success.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I visit - In the sense of punishment. See Jeremiah 39:6-7; Jeremiah 52:11.


 
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