Jeremiah 13:19

¹⁷ But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

¹⁸ Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

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.

²⁰ Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?

²¹ What will you say when He sets over you close allies whom you yourself trained? Will not pangs of anguish grip you, as they do a woman in labor?

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: The cities of the south are shut up, and there is none to open [them]; all Judah is carried away captive: it is wholly carried away captive.
BLB: The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and there is no one opening [them]; Judah has been removed, all of her—she has been removed completely!

ÅB: Sydlandets byer er lukket, og det er ingen som lukker opp; hele Juda er bortført, det er bortført, til siste mann.
OTB: Byene i Negev vil bli stengt, uten noen til å åpne dem. Hele Juda vil bli ført i eksil, fullstendig bortført.
B1930: Sydlandets byer er lukket, og det er ingen som lukker op; hele Juda er bortført, det er bortført, til siste mann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Jeremiah 52:27
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
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2 Kings 25:21
There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
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Jeremiah 52:30
in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.
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Deuteronomy 28:52
They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
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Jeremiah 39:9
Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.
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Jeremiah 17:26
And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.
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Joshua 18:5
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
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Jeremiah 33:13
In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
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