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Jeremiah 27:22 Explained in Context
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Verse 22. 22They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them,…” at Jeremiah 27:22 as a specific part of “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon.”
Read It With
- Jeremiah 27:19–22
Read Jeremiah 27:22 after the prior line and before the unit's outcome. The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them,…” at Jeremiah 27:22 as a specific part of “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon.” Preserve this limit: Sacred-object loss does not prove God is absent, and future return does not excuse looting cultural or religious property.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The placement matters because Pillars, sea, bases, and surviving vessels are destined for Babylon until a future divine visitation and restoration. Jeremiah 27:22 performs one particular part of that movement: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them,…” at Jeremiah 27:22 as a specific part of “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon.”
What Remains True
Within “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon,” Jeremiah 27:22 performs this role: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them,…” at Jeremiah 27:22 as a specific part of “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon.” The resulting enduring truth is Sacred space cannot shield exploitation or replace truthful obedience and neighbor protection.
How It Can Shape Life
- Role in Jeremiah 27:22: The prophetic word through Jeremiah states or reports “They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them,…” at Jeremiah 27:22 as a specific part of “Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to Babylon.” Contextual meaning in Jeremiah 27:19–22: Pillars, sea, bases, and surviving vessels are destined for Babylon until a future divine visitation and restoration. Its interpretive limit is: Sacred-object loss does not prove God is absent, and future return does not excuse looting cultural or religious property. Proportionate enduring truth: Sacred space cannot shield exploitation or replace truthful obedience and neighbor protection. Application: Assess worshiping institutions by justice, safety, transparency, and care without attacking Jewish identity or sacred sites.
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Read Jeremiah 27:19–22 — Remaining Temple Vessels Will Also Go to BabylonSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 27:19–22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 27:19–22
Open the fixed Hebrew Jeremiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Jeremiah with Translator, Textual, and Study Notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; official eBible PDF distribution, NET Bible Second Edition; official PDF accessed 2026
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, names, textual problems, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Bible Jeremiah PDF, pp. 1258-1459, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Jeremiah 27:19–22
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