Jeremiah 29:22 (DBY)

Passage

And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

Nearby Context

Jeremiah 29:20 But ye, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon, hear the word of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 29:21 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and concerning Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsehood unto you in my name: Behold, I will give them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall smite them before your eyes.

Jeremiah 29:22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah that are in Babylon, saying, Jehovah make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

Jeremiah 29:23 because they have committed infamy in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken words of falsehood in my name, which I had not commanded them: and I [am] he that knoweth, and [am] witness, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 29:24 And thou shalt speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "taken", "curse", "captivity", "judah", "babylon", "saying", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "taken", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Thus saith Jehovah of hosts the God..." into verse 23's "because they have committed infamy in Israel...", so "shall" and "taken" belong inside that flow. In Jeremiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "taken" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.