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Jeremiah 24:9

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I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 9

In the close of the foregoing chapter we had a general prediction of the utter ruin of Jerusalem, that it should be forsaken and forgotten, which, whatever effect it had upon others, we have reason to think made the prophet himself very melancholy. Now, in this chapter, God encourages him, by showing him that, though the desolation seemed to be universal, yet all were not equally involved in it, but God knew how to distinguish, how to separate, between the precious and the vile. Some had gone into captivity already with Jeconiah; over them Jeremiah lamented, but God tells him that it should turn to their good. Others yet remained hardened in their sins, against whom Jeremiah had a just indignation; but those, God tells him, should go into captivity, and it should prove to their hurt. To inform the prophet of this, and affect him with it, here is, I. A vision of two baskets of figs, one very good and the other very bad (Jer 24:1-3). II. The explication of this vision, applying the good figs to those that were already sent into captivity for their good (Jer 24:4-7), the bad figs to those that should hereafter be sent into captivity for their hurt (Jer 24:8-10).

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Strong's Concordancev. 9

נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) זַעֲוָה (zaʻăvâh, H2189) — agitation, maltreatment זְוָעָה (zᵉvâʻâh, H2113) — agitation, fear מַמְלָכָה (mamlâkâh, H4467) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) רַע (raʻ, H7451) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh, H2781) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda מָשָׁל (mâshâl, H4912) — properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage,… שְׁנִינָה (shᵉnîynâh, H8148) — something pointed, i.e. a gibe קְלָלָה (qᵉlâlâh, H7045) — vilification מָקוֹם (mâqôwm, H4725) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);… נָדַח (nâdach, H5080) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to…

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Deuteronomy 28:37rank 6

You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

I Kings 9:7rank 5

then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.

Jeremiah 15:4rank 5

I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 25:18rank 4

to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Jeremiah 34:17rank 4

Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Jeremiah 26:6rank 3

then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”

Isaiah 65:15rank 3

You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.

II Chronicles 7:20rank 3

then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.

Deuteronomy 28:25rank 3

The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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