Jeremiah 32:32

Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
evil	רָעַ֨ת ra.'At	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · noun, common feminine singular construct
children	בְּנֵֽי be.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
children	וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
done	עָשׂוּ֙ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
anger	לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי le.hakh.'i.Se.ni	H3707	to trouble · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
kings	מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ mal.khei.Hem	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
princes	שָֽׂרֵיהֶ֔ם sa.rei.Hem	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
priests	כֹּהֲנֵיהֶ֖ם ko.ha.nei.Hem	H3548	literally one officiating · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
prophets	וּנְבִֽיאֵיהֶ֑ם u.ne.vi.'ei.Hem	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
men	וְאִ֣ישׁ ve.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
inhabitants	וְיֹשְׁבֵ֖י ve.yo.she.Vei	H3427	properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Isaiah 1:4-6 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have pr…
Jeremiah 2:26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their…
Daniel 9:8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
Ezra 9:7 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, be…
Isaiah 1:23 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, n…
Nehemiah 9:32-34 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little bef…
Isaiah 9:14-15 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Ezekiel 22:6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 32:26–end

We have here God's answer to Jeremiah's prayer, designed to quiet his mind and make him easy; and it is a full discovery of the purposes of God's wrath against the present generation and the purposes of his grace concerning the future generations. Jeremiah knew not how to sing both of mercy and judgment, but God here teaches to sing unto him of both. When we know not how to reconcile one word of God with another we may yet be sure that both are true, both are pure, both shall be made good, and not one iota or tittle of either shall fall to the ground. When Jeremiah was ordered to buy the field in Anathoth he was willing to hope that God was about to revoke the sentence of his wrath and to or…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 32:32

priests . . . prophets-- (Neh 9:32, Neh 9:34). Hence, learn, though ministers of God apostatize, we must remain faithful.

John Gill on Jeremiah 32:32

Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah,.... His anger and fury were because of their sins, and so his carrying them captive: which they have done to provoke me to anger; which was done, as if they had done it on purpose to provoke him; and which was done, not by a few, but by them all; not by the lower people only, but by men of every rank and order; as follows: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets; that is, their false prophets, as the Targum; yea, all the inhabitants of the land, both in city and country: and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: the "metropolis" of the nation; the seat of the kings of…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 32:32

Jeremiah 32:32 32. Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 32. Super omne malum (vel, propter omne malum) filiorum Israel et filiorum Jehudah, quod patrarunt ad provocandum me, ipsi, reges eorum, proceres eorum, sacerdotes eorum et prophetae eorum, et viri Jehudah et incolae Jerusalem. This verse is connected with the last: God had complained, that the city had been so perverse in its character, that it seemed to have been founded and built for the purpose of seeking its own ruin by…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 32.) He says, because of the wickedness of the children of Israel and the children of Judah, which they have done, provoking me to anger, they themselves, and their kings, and their leaders, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Because he had said before: In my fury and in my indignation this city has been made for me, from the day when they built it until this day, when it is taken away from my sight; and he had shown that there was no one without sin in general, now he enumerates them individually, and includes kings, and leaders, and priests, and prophets, comprehending everything in one statement: The men of Judah, he says, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And he did not say it beautifully: Their kings, and their rulers, and their priests, and their prophets, but because their kings, and their rulers, and their priests, and their prophets have sinned. And they turned their backs to me, and not their faces. According to what is written elsewhere: And they turned against me the shoulder that was turning away (Zech. 7:11). For the one who prays, bowing down with a bent neck is cast down to the ground; but the one who turns his back, by that bodily gesture indicates his disregard for the one threatening him. And, he says, they were doing this.
— Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah

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Jeremiah 32:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 32:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 32:32

John Gill on Jeremiah 32:32

John Calvin on Jeremiah 32:32

The Church Fathers

Jeremiah 32:32

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 32:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 32:32

John Gill on Jeremiah 32:32

John Calvin on Jeremiah 32:32

The Church Fathers

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 32:26-37

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 32:31

Rashi on Jeremiah 32:31