Jeremiah 13:19

What does Jeremiah 13:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 13:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The towns of the south are shut up, and there is no one to make them open: Judah is taken away as prisoners; all Judah is taken away as prisoners.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The cities of the south have been shut up, And there is none opening, Judah hath been removed--all of her, She hath been removed completely--

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open [them]; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.

Context

v.18Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.

v.19This passage

v.20Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 12:14

    Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

  • Jeremiah 33:13

    In the cities of the hill-country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks again pass under the hands of him that numbereth them, saith Jehovah.

  • Deuteronomy 28:64

    And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

  • Deuteronomy 28:15

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.

  • Deuteronomy 28:52

    And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land; and they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

  • 2 Kings 25:21

    And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

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