Jeremiah 29:21

Bible Text

Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall kill them before your eyes;

Babylon was the Mesopotamian imperial city where many Judeans lived in exile after Jerusalem’s defeat. Jerusalem, Judah’s covenant capital and site of the temple, remained the homeland from which false prophets Ahab and Zedekiah had come, making their misleading claims especially consequential to the exiles.

Places in this passage

Jeremiah 29:21 mentions Babylon and Jerusalem.

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