Jeremiah 24:9

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 24:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
Jeremiah 24:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for [their] hurt, etc.] Jeconiah and the captives with him were only carried into Babylon; but these should be scattered one from another into the several parts of the world. The former were carried captive for their good, and it issued in that; but these were carried away for their hurt, to the injury of their persons and properties, and without having any effect upon them to the good of their souls: though this might begin to be fulfilled by the seventy years’ captivity in Babylon, yet it had a more complete fulfilment in the destruction of this people by the Romans; to which these and the following words seem more…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“removed, &c.-- (Jer 15:4). CALVIN translates, "I will give them up to agitation, in all," &c.; This verse quotes the curse (Deu 28:25, Deu 28:37). Compare Jer 29:18, Jer 29:22; Psa 44:13-14. Next: Jeremiah Chapter 25”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The complete fulfillment of this prophecy belongs to the Christian Church. There is a close analogy between Jeremiah at the first destruction of Jerusalem and our Lord at the second. There the good figs were those converts picked out by the preaching of Christ and the Apostles; the bad figs were the mass of the people left for Titus and the Romans to destroy. Jeremiah 24:5 Acknowledge ... for their good - Specially their spiritual good. Put a comma after Chaldaeans. Jeremiah 24:8 That dwell in the land of Egypt - Neither those carried captive with Jehoahaz into Egypt, nor those who fled there, are to share in these blessings. The new life of the Jewish nation is to be the work only of the…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“to be removed: Heb. for removing, or vexation, Jer 15:4, Jer 34:17; Deu 28:25, Deu 28:37, Deu 28:65-67; Eze 5:1, Eze 5:2, Eze 5:12, Eze 5:13 to be a: Jer 19:8, Jer 25:18, Jer 26:6, Jer 42:18, Jer 44:12, Jer 44:22; Kg1 9:7; Ch2 7:20; Psa 44:13, Psa 44:14; Lam 2:15-17; Eze 25:3, Eze 26:2, Eze 36:2, Eze 36:3 a curse: Jer 29:18, Jer 29:22; Psa 109:18, Psa 109:19; Isa 65:15 Jeremiah 24:10”
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