Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The cities in the Negev will be shut up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be carried into exile, carried completely away. New Living Translation The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. All will be carried into exile. English Standard Version The cities of the Negeb are shut up, with none to open them; all Judah is taken into exile, wholly taken into exile. Berean Standard Bible The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. King James Bible 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. New King James Version The cities of the South shall be shut up, And no one shall open them; Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it; It shall be wholly carried away captive. New American Standard Bible The cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been taken into exile, Wholly taken into exile. NASB 1995 The cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been carried into exile, Wholly carried into exile. NASB 1977 The cities of the Negev have been locked up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been carried into exile, Wholly carried into exile. Legacy Standard Bible The cities of the Negev have been closed up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been taken away into exile, Wholly taken away into exile. Amplified Bible The cities of the South (the Negev) have been closed up, And there is no one to open them; All Judah has been carried into exile, Completely carried away into exile. Christian Standard Bible The cities of the Negev are under siege; no one can help them. All of Judah has been taken into exile, taken completely into exile. Holman Christian Standard Bible The cities of the Negev are under siege; no one can help them. All of Judah has been taken into exile, taken completely into exile. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version The cities in the Southern Desert are surrounded; no one can get in or out. Everyone in Judah will be taken away. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The cities in the Negev will be locked up, and there will be no one to reopen them. All the people of Judah will be taken away into captivity. Good News Translation The towns of southern Judah are under siege; no one can get through to them. All the people of Judah have been taken away into exile." International Standard Version The towns in the Negev will be closed up, and there will be no one to open them. All Judah will be taken into exile and be completely exiled. Majority Standard Bible The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. NET Bible The gates of the towns in southern Judah will be shut tight. No one will be able to go in or out of them. All Judah will be carried off into exile. They will be completely carried off into exile.'" New Heart English Bible The cities toward the Negev are shut, and there is no one to open them: Judah is carried away into exile, all of it; it is wholly carried away into exile.'" Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The cities of the South are shut up, and there is no one to open them. Judah is carried away captive: all of them. They are wholly carried away captive. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe cities of the south have been shut up, "" And there is none opening, "" Judah has been removed—all of her, "" She has been completely removed— Young's Literal Translation 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 -- Smith's Literal Translation The cities of the south were shut up and none opened: Judah was carried away captive, it was all carried away captive, the whole of them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open them: all Juda is carried away captive with an entire captivity. Catholic Public Domain Version The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity. New American Bible The cities of the Negeb are besieged, with no one to relieve them; Judah is taken into exile—all of it— in total exile. New Revised Standard Version The towns of the Negeb are shut up with no one to open them; all Judah is taken into exile, wholly taken into exile. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe cities of the south are shut up, and there is no one to open them; Judah is carried away captive, yea, is wholly carried away captive. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The cities of the south are shut up and there is none who opens. Yehuda is carried away captive, all the captivity entirely OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation The cities toward the south were shut, and there was none to open them: Juda is removed into captivity, they have suffered a complete removal. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Captivity Threatened…18Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.” 19The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive. 20Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?… Cross References 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. 2 Kings 25:10 And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem. Isaiah 39:6-7 The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” Lamentations 1:1 How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave. Lamentations 1:3 Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. Lamentations 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD. Ezekiel 12:12 And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. Ezekiel 17:12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. Ezekiel 21:25-27 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’ Micah 4:10 Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies! Nahum 3:10 Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 19:43-44 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. John 11:48 If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” Treasury of Scripture 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. cities. Jeremiah 17:26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD. Jeremiah 33:13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, 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 pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. Joshua 18:5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. shut. Deuteronomy 28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. Job 12:14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. Judah. Jeremiah 29:9 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 52:27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. Leviticus 26:31-33 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… Jump to Previous Captive Carried Cities Completely Exile Judah Locked Negeb Negev Open Opening Prisoners Removed Shut South Towns WhollyJump to Next Captive Carried Cities Completely Exile Judah Locked Negeb Negev Open Opening Prisoners Removed Shut South Towns WhollyJeremiah 13 1. By the type of a linen belt, hidden at Euphrates, 9. God prefigures the destruction of his people. 12. By the parable of bottles filled with wine he foretells their drunkenness in misery. 15. He exhorts to prevent their future judgments. 22. He shows their abominations are the cause thereof. The cities of the Negev The Negev is a desert region in the southern part of Israel. The Hebrew word "Negev" means "dry" or "south," reflecting both its geographical location and arid climate. Historically, the Negev was a significant area for the Israelites, serving as a buffer zone against southern invaders. The mention of its cities being "shut tight" indicates a state of siege or abandonment, highlighting the severity of Judah's plight. This phrase underscores the complete desolation and the strategic loss of territory that was once a part of the Promised Land, emphasizing the consequences of the nation's disobedience to God. have been shut tight and no one can open them All Judah has been carried into exile wholly taken captive Shall be shut up . . . shall be carried away.--Both verbs should be in the present tense, are shut up, is carried away. Verse 19. - The rendering of the Authorized Version is substantially right, as the events referred to are obviously future. The tense, however, in the Hebrew, is the perfect - viz. that of prophetic certitude. Jeremiah sees it all in prophetic vision, as if it were actually taking place. The cities of the south; i.e. of the dry, southern country of Judah, called the Negeb - shall be [are] shut up - i.e. blocked up with ruins (as Isaiah 24:10) - and none shall open them (openeth them), because all Judah will have been carried captive. (For fulfillment, see Jeremiah 34:7.)Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The citiesעָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of the Negev הַנֶּ֛גֶב (han·ne·ḡeḇ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south have been shut tight, סֻגְּר֖וּ (sug·gə·rū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender and no one וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle can open them. פֹּתֵ֑חַ (pō·ṯê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve All כֻּלָּ֖הּ (kul·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of Judah יְהוּדָ֛ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites has been carried into exile, הָגְלָ֧ת (hā·ḡə·lāṯ) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal wholly שְׁלוֹמִֽים׃ (šə·lō·w·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace taken captive. הָגְלָ֥ת (hā·ḡə·lāṯ) Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal Links Jeremiah 13:19 NIVJeremiah 13:19 NLT Jeremiah 13:19 ESV Jeremiah 13:19 NASB Jeremiah 13:19 KJV Jeremiah 13:19 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 13:19 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 13:19 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 13:19 French Bible Jeremiah 13:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 13:19 The cities of the South are shut (Jer.) |