Jeremiah 29:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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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;

Of them shall be taken up a curse - i:e., a formula of imprecation.

Lord make thee like Zedekiah - (cf. Genesis 48:20; Isaiah 65:15, "Ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen").

Roasted in the fire - a Chaldean punishment (Daniel 3:6).

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Jeremiah 29:22

22 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;