American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:1
1Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
Jeremiah 22:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there:
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord: "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and there speak this word,
Context of Jeremiah 22:1
Thus said Jehovah: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 2and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates. 3Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Read all of Jeremiah 22Jeremiah 22:1 word by word
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה רֵ֖ד בֵּֽית־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Jeremiah 22:1
- Jeremiah 21:11And touching the house of the king of Judah, hear ye the word of Jehovah:
- Jeremiah 34:2Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
- 1 Samuel 15:16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what Jehovah hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take it.
- 1 Kings 21:18Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.
- 2 Chronicles 19:1And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 25:15Wherefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?
- 2 Chronicles 33:10And Jehovah spake to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
- Hosea 5:1Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king; for unto you pertaineth the judgment; for ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
- Amos 7:13but prophesy not again any more at Beth-el; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house.
- Mark 6:18For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- Luke 3:19but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
Commentaries on Jeremiah 22:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word - This is supposed by Dahler to have been published in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Go down - i. e., from the temple to the king‘s house. Compare 2 Chronicles 23:20.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Justice is recommended, and destruction threatened in case of disobedience. (Jr 22:1-9) The captivity of Jehoiakim, and the end of Jeconiah. (Jr 22:10-19) The doom of the royal family. (Jr 22:20-30) Verses 1-9 The king of Judah is spoken to, as sitting upon the throne of David, the man after God's own heart. Let him follow his example, that he may have the benefit of the promises made to him. The way to preserve a government, is to do the duty of it. But…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Jeremiah gave a message based on the Sinai covenant. It outlined the duties of a king of Judah. If the king fulfilled these duties, the dynasty of David would continue in Jerusalem. If the king refused, the palace and kingdom would vanish.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-30Belonging to an earlier period than the twenty-first chapter, namely, the reigns of Shallum or Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah (Jr 22:10, 13, 20). Jeremiah often groups his prophecies, not by chronological order, but by similarity of subjects; thus Jr 22:3 corresponds to Jr 21:12. Grotius thinks that Jeremiah here repeats to Zedekiah what he had announced to that king's predecessors formerly (namely, his brother and brother's son), of a similar bearing…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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