Jeremiah 29:22

KJV

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, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Jeremiah Chapter 29 connects to 6 cross-references. Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon: build houses, plant gardens, seek the welfare of the city to which you have been taken, and pray for it. After seventy years God will bring them back with plans for welfare and …

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Other Translations

ASV

and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

YLT

And taken from them hath been a reviling by all the removed of Judah that <FI>are<Fi> in Babylon, saying, Jehovah doth set thee as Zedekiah, and as Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted with fire;

BBE

And their fate will be used as a curse by all the prisoners of Judah who are in Babylon, who will say, May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, who were burned in the fire by the king of Babylon;

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