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Jeremiah 27:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 27:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith Jehovah; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith Jehovah; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
Jeremiah 27:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19For thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that are left in this city,
20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;
21yea, thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of Jehovah, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem:
22They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be, until the day that I visit them, saith Jehovah; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They shall be carried to Babylon, etc.] As they were; and of which, with others, there is a particular account in (<122513>2 Kings 25:13-17); and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith to the Lord; the Chaldeans in a way of wrath, and the Jews in a way of grace and favour; which was at the end of the seventy years’ captivity; and so long the vessels of the sanctuary continued there; here we read of them as in use the very night that Belshazzar was slain, and Babylon taken, (<270502>Daniel 5:2,30); then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place; which was fulfilled when the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia to give leave to the Jews to return…”
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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
“until . . . I visit them--in wrath by Cyrus (Jer 32:5). In seventy years from the first carrying away of captives in Jehoiachin's reign (Jer 29:10; Ch2 36:21). restore them--by the hand of Cyrus (Ezr 1:7). By Artaxerxes (Ezr 7:19). Next: Jeremiah Chapter 28”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:22 When Cyrus of Persia allowed the exiles to return in 538 BC, they also brought the Temple furnishings back to Jerusalem with them (Ezra 1:7-11; 5:13-15).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“carried: Jer 29:10, Jer 34:5, Jer 52:17-21; Kg2 24:13-17; Ch2 36:17, Ch2 36:18; Dan 5:1-4, Dan 5:23 until: Jer 25:11, Jer 25:12, Jer 29:10, Jer 32:5; Ch2 36:21-23; Ezr 1:1-5; Pro 21:30; Dan 9:2 then: Ezr 1:7, Ezr 1:11, Ezr 5:13-15, Ezr 7:9, Ezr 7:19 Next: Jeremiah Chapter 28”
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