Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD’s house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.
Even the prophet Jeremiah said, 'Amen! May the LORD do exactly that! May the LORD fulfill the words you have prophesied - to bring back the sacred items from the LORD's temple and all the people who were taken captive from Babylon to this place.'
Jeremiah is expressing his genuine desire that another prophet's hopeful message about returning from exile would come true, even though he knows it won't happen as predicted.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during a public confrontation between Jeremiah and the false prophet Hananiah, who had just proclaimed that within two years God would break Babylon's power and return the temple treasures and exiles to Jerusalem. Jeremiah's 'Amen' reflects his sincere wish that this optimistic prophecy could be true, though he knows God has told him the exile will last much longer.
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